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Watertown schools outline plan to adopt state-mandated cell‑phone policy by August
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Larry Schmiedel said the district will present a draft cell‑phone policy to the board on July 17 with a target to meet the state requirement by Aug. 1; funding and reimbursement from the state remain unclear.
Dr. Larry Schmiedel, superintendent of schools for the Watertown City School District, told the board the district will present a draft cell‑phone policy to the policy committee on June 17 and to the full board on July 17 with the goal of meeting the state deadline by Aug. 1.
The draft will implement a statewide law that limits student phone use during instructional time. "Cell phones are not gonna be allowed, in schools used during instructional time," Schmiedel said, adding the district solicited input from union leadership, parent groups, a student advisory, staff advisory groups and the policy committee.
The nut graf: The policy…
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