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Upper Darby reports positive early results for K–8 cell phone restriction policy
Summary
District staff told the committee an administrative regulation implementing Policy 2.37 to restrict cell phone use in K–8 classrooms has produced positive feedback from teachers and families; the rule uses a tiered response and summer communications to prepare students and families.
District staff reported to the Education and Pupil Services Committee on Oct. 22 that new administrative regulations implementing Policy 2.37, which restricts most personal electronic device use in kindergarten through eighth-grade classrooms, have produced largely positive feedback since the start of the school year.
The presenter summarized the collaborative development process that led to the revisions and the administrative regulation (AR). The AR establishes teacher-led reminders and a tiered enforcement approach: the first levels remain teacher-managed and subsequent…
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