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Board debates school‑day cell phone limits; members split on blanket bans vs teacher discretion
Summary
A board member asked whether the district should change its current policy of leaving classroom phone use to teacher discretion; parents, teachers and administrators raised concerns about socialization, safety and enforcement.
A discussion about whether Franklin Regional should revise its cell‑phone policy drew a broad board conversation on Feb. 10 about teacher authority, parental choice and enforcement practicality.
Board member Mrs. Deb Bucero introduced the topic, asking members to consider whether the district should require phones be put away during the school day. “Our policy, I believe, is to let the teachers decide how they wanna handle cell phones in their classrooms,” Bucero said. She cited research that phones at lunch and…
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