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Board reviews draft cell-phone policy; middle schools proposed to lock phones in pouches all day
Summary
Trustees heard a reading of draft policy 6123 and a related change to the district code of conduct that would require middle-school students to have phones locked in pouches all day and high-school students to use class-by-class pouches; the policy is connected to Senate Bill 106 and will return for a vote next month.
The Appoquinimink School District board reviewed a draft district cell-phone policy (6123) Tuesday that would limit student phone use during instructional time and add language to the student code of conduct requiring middle-school students to keep phones locked in pouches for the entire school day and high-school students to use pouches class by class. The board took the item as a reading; trustees will vote at a future meeting.
Presenters said the policy aligns with Senate Bill 106 (pending in the House), which would add a requirement to Title 14 for districts to…
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