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After one year, Iowa City CSD reports fewer student cell‑phone infractions and mixed survey responses
Summary
District staff reported a decline in recorded cell‑phone infractions at middle and high schools after a January 20 policy change. Student and staff surveys show consistent implementation and adequate training; some outcomes like tardies and absences require longer study.
The Iowa City Community School District presented a one‑year update on its secondary school cell‑phone policy at the June 10 board meeting, reporting a marked decline in recorded infractions and mixed but generally positive survey responses from students and staff.
District presenters said recorded weekly infractions fell from about 434 in the first week to approximately 85 in the last full week of the school year, a pattern they described as a consistent downward trend through the policy’s first 18 weeks.…
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