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Brookings board approves high school handbook revisions after positive first semester of phone pouch policy
Summary
The Brookings School District board approved changes to the Brookings High School student handbook that formalize the school''s phone pouch program, tighten attendance language, adjust GPA scaling language and add a provision on manipulated images; board members said early results show reduced bullying and improved attendance.
The Brookings School District Board of Education voted to approve revisions to the Brookings High School student handbook that formalize the 'yonder pouch' phone policy, set an attendance contract after 10 absences, clarify grading/GPA language and add prohibitions on manipulated images.
Superintendent Dr. Schultz and high school administrators presented the handbook changes at the board's meeting and described the first weeks of the pouch program as more successful than expected. "Day 1 came and waited and waited. Nothing. Day 2 came. That was Friday. Still nothing," Dr. Schultz said, describing implementation at the high school. "Our students took this stance of, we know it's good for us. They've done an amazing job."
Board members and staff said early indicators…
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