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Residents urge Winchester School Committee to adopt bell-to-bell phone-free K12 policy
Summary
Two parents and a town meeting member urged the committee during public comment to adopt a bell-to-bell phone-free policy in Winchester schools, citing a JAMA Pediatrics study and parent support.
Two parents and a town meeting member used the School Committeepublic comment period to urge Winchester Public Schools to adopt a bell-to-bell phone-free policy for K-12.
Erica Walsh, who identified herself as living at 64 Wegemeier Avenue, told the committee she supports a districtwide bell-to-bell phone-free policy and cited a JAMA Pediatrics study released in January that she said found teens spend an average of 1.5 hours on smartphones during school hours, with 25% of students logging more than two…
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