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Danvers High considers classroom phone lockers as middle step toward bell‑to‑bell ban
Summary
Administrators presented a proposed limited‑use cell phone policy that would require students to place phones in classroom lockers at the start of each period, following surveys that showed strong parental and student concern about phone distraction.
Danvers High School presented a proposed update to its student cell phone policy that would require students to store phones in a classroom lockbox at the start of each class period.
Principal Damaro summarized the district’s current policy — “Students are not permitted to use any electronic device during instructional time except with the consent of the teacher” — and said inconsistent classroom practice has prompted the school to seek a more uniform approach. The proposed limited‑use model would require phones to be placed in a classroom “cell…
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