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High school staff recommend bell-to-bell phone ban; board told policy must be revised for fall
Summary
High school teachers and administrators presented staff survey results and recommended a bell-to-bell ban on personal devices during the school day for 2025–26, asking the board and policy committee to adopt a district policy and consider implementation tools such as Yonder pouches.
High school staff presented a proposal to the Contoocook Valley School District School Board on July 8 recommending a bell-to-bell ban on personal communication devices for the 2025–26 school year, and asked the board and policy committee to adopt supporting handbook language and an implementation plan.
Presenters said a staff survey found 100% of respondents believed cell phones harmed student attention and engagement, that 85% of responding staff struggled daily with student phone use, and that 84% said managing phone use had reduced their job satisfaction. "We started a book study and by the end, unanimously, they all agreed phones need to be removed from our schools," said Jess Madden, a high school graphic design teacher who co-presented the proposal with librarians and…
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