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Penn-Trafford student representative raises concerns about smart passes, phone ban and lunch payments

5871774 · September 10, 2025
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New student board representative Maya Kaczek told the Penn-Trafford School District board that students are having trouble with five-minute “smart passes,” a new phone ban and changes to lunch payment procedures.

Maya Kaczek, the new student representative to the Penn-Trafford School District board, told the board at its meeting that students are experiencing problems with the district's recently introduced smart-pass system, a phone ban and changes to how lunch payments are handled.

Kaczek said many students feel the smart-pass restroom breaks are too short and sometimes fail to record time correctly. “They feel that there is not enough time to use the restroom and have to rush back to class…It's only set for about 5 minutes,” she…

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