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Board seeks student input on wireless-device policy; will revise confiscation language
Summary
Students told the board many schools already restrict phones during instruction. Board members and staff agreed to remove or revise language that required holding confiscated phones until a parent retrieved them and will return a revised policy for action in June.
The Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education on May 19 heard student input and discussed proposed changes to the district's wireless communication device policy, including whether staff should hold confiscated phones until a parent picks them up.
Students' perspective: Two student council members told the board that classrooms at their schools already limit phone use during instructional time. "We're already not…
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