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Longmeadow committee reviews mixed feedback on student cell-phone use; plans stakeholder engagement
Summary
After a district survey returned mixed views, the school committee directed administration to convene stakeholder groups including parents, students and staff to draft clearer handbook language and age-based rules on phone use for 2025–26.
On Feb. 25, 2025, Longmeadow School Committee members reviewed survey results and open comments from parents, staff and faculty about the district's use-of-personal-devices policies and discussed next steps, including student focus groups and handbook-language recommendations for the 2025–26 school year.
Superintendent (unnamed) summarized the feedback as "mixed," noting there was no clear consensus across respondents. Administrators said the district received numerous open-ended responses that ranged from calls for a complete ban to requests for teaching responsible use; many respondents urged consistent enforcement…
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