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Parents, students and administrators debate proposed phone rule for Wakefield Memorial High School
Summary
Parents and students urged the district to preserve device access for students with disabilities and seniors while Wakefield Memorial High School and district leaders described a draft handbook change that would require phones to be “off and away” during the academic day with limited exceptions; the committee will vote on handbooks later this夏.
Parents, a Wakefield Memorial High School student and school leaders pressed the Wakefield School Committee on Tuesday over a proposed update to the high school handbook that would require cell phones to be kept “off and away” during the academic day.
The public comment came from Anne Herzog, a parent of current and former WMHS students, and her daughter Mikaela Herzog, a rising senior, who said the proposed rule could harm students who rely on phones for communication, medical needs or as assistive technology. School officials, including Principal Amy McLeod (joining by Zoom) and Superintendent Douglas “Doug” Lyons, described the draft language and said the administration plans to bring handbook language to the committee this summer for a formal vote in August.
The issue matters because parents and students said devices serve as accommodations and safety tools. “Students with…
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