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Board debates community conversations on student cell-phone and social-media use
Summary
Trustees discussed a proposed series of community meetings to share research on student cell-phone and social-media impacts, with board members divided over purpose, scope and whether such outreach should lead to policy changes.
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 trustees spent a large portion of the meeting discussing a proposed series of community conversations focused on student cell-phone use and social media. Board members and staff outlined a plan to present a brief research-driven overview, host Q&A and invite community partners; several trustees pressed for clarity on the board's intended outcome and whether the sessions would precede or substitute for formal policy work.
A board member outlined a plan for roughly six hour-long meetings across the district — three targeted at secondary schools and additional sessions at elementary sites — featuring a 15-minute research presentation accompanied by a two-page handout and time for discussion. The proposer said the presentation would draw on…
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