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District reports decline in cell-phone policy infractions; staff survey rates policy 88% effective
Summary
Two months after a pilot rollout, Iowa City Community School District administrators told the board April 8 that cellphone infractions in secondary schools decreased over a nine-week period and that an employee survey found 88% of secondary staff rated the policy effective or highly effective.
The Iowa City Community School District presented a preliminary, nine-week report April 8 on a secondary-school cell-phone policy piloted since January, telling the board the number of cellphone infractions declined and staff reported improved student engagement.
District staff said building-level totals from week 1 through week 9 show a downward trend in infractions after the policy rolled out. Presenters emphasized that the majority of students who were cited had a single infraction, and that repeat violations were relatively rare but remain a focus for targeted building follow-up. Administrators tabulated infractions using school logs rather than adding entries to the student…
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