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Gateway board asks staff to draft stricter rules on headphones and student cell phones
Summary
Board members asked district staff to prepare a districtwide policy to curb use of headphones/earbuds in halls and to tighten enforcement of student cell phone rules for the coming school year; no formal vote was taken, and staff will revise the student handbook and return with a proposal.
Gateway School District board members on July 14 directed administrators to prepare a clearer, districtwide policy limiting use of headphones and tightening enforcement of student cell phone rules ahead of the new school year. The measure grew out of several years of discussion about phones and personal audio devices in schools and followed reports from principals and teachers that enforcement is inconsistent across classrooms and building locations. Board members said the immediate priority should be earbuds and large headphones in halls and common areas and then move to firmer rules about phones in classrooms. Staff told the board that the high school already uses pouches for phones and that the district surveyed parents last year: parents favored restrictions but wanted a way to reach their…
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