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Teachers, students and parents urge Elizabeth district to keep or strengthen classroom cell‑phone ban
Summary
During public comment, multiple teachers, a student and parents urged the board to retain and strengthen a districtwide ban on cell phones and wearable devices in classrooms, citing teacher survey results and research linking phone use to anxiety and distraction.
Several teachers, students and parents urged the Elizabeth School District board Tuesday to keep or expand a ban on cell phones and other wearable devices in classrooms, saying the policy improves attention and academic outcomes.
Public commenters included high‑school and middle‑school teachers and students who described classroom disruptions tied to phones and wearable devices. “I was so excited to hear that Elizabeth was going to be banning cell phones in the high school,” said Jason Geck, an Elizabeth resident and parent, adding he hoped the board would “keep that ban in place.”
A student, Angelie…
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