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Durango schools tighten cell-phone rule: phones must be stored off students' person, district cites neuroscience research
Summary
Board members said the district updated its cell-phone policy to require that student phones be kept off their person (for example, in a classroom caddy or other storage) after district staff attended a conference summarizing research on phone distraction and working memory.
Durango School District staff told the board Aug. 19 that the district updated its student cell-phone rule to require phones be kept off students’ persons and out of sight during class time.
What changed: staff said the policy clarifies that phones must be physically off a student’s person and not left on desks; acceptable practices include storing phones in a…
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