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Board adopts cell-phone policy; district to roll out towers, communications this summer
Summary
The Stratford Board of Education adopted a new electronic-devices policy requiring high-school students to store phones during class and retaining a K–8 phone-free environment. The district plans summer training, parent communication and a pilot install of wall-mounted storage towers.
The Stratford Board of Education voted to adopt an electronic-devices policy (policy number presented as P5131.81A) at its June 24 meeting, setting new rules for student cell-phone use and a summer implementation schedule.
Under the new policy, high-school students will be required to place phones in wall-mounted storage towers at the start of class; the towers reviewed at the meeting hold about 36 devices each. K–8 students will remain…
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