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State law prompts draft of stricter cell‑phone policy; committee schedules public forum
Summary
The district attorney presented a draft cell‑phone policy tied to a state law change; the policy committee will take public comment Aug. 20 and the School Committee aims to vote later to comply with the statute and related parental‑rights provisions.
Manchester’s district attorney told the School Committee the Legislature’s recent changes require the district to produce a stricter cell‑phone policy and post a parental bill of rights; the draft policy will go to the policy committee for a public forum before the full board considers adoption.
Matt Upton, district attorney, said two legislative actions required immediate attention: a prohibition on phone use “bell to bell” and House Bill 10’s parental bill‑of‑rights language. “Members of the public that are interested in the cell phone policy should attend that meeting with the policy committee on the twentieth,” Upton said, noting the department has…
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