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Cannon County board reviews cell-phone survey and proposes adding misuse to code of conduct
Summary
School district staff presented student and parent survey results showing mixed views but notable classroom engagement gains after the district's cell-phone restrictions; the board discussed adding "misuse of wireless communication device" to Level 1 misbehaviors in policy 6.3 and directed staff to align handbooks with the policy.
Cannon County Board of Education members on Sept. 11 reviewed results of student and parent surveys about wireless communication devices and discussed a proposed technical change to the student code of conduct that would add "misuse of wireless communication device" as a Level 1 misbehavior.
District staff presented data from 154 student survey responses and an unspecified number of parent responses and recommended adding the language to policy 6.3 and cross-referencing the district's cell-phone procedure at policy 6.312 so the code and procedures align.
"You should receive the survey results from the students and from parents," said Miss Julie, district staff, while introducing the findings. She said many parents supported the district's existing rule requiring no phones during school time and that parents expressed…
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