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Committee hears research on social media and student mental health; strong board reactions on phone bans
Summary
An assembled team summarized research on teens' social media use, brain development and school impacts; the committee heard calls from multiple board members and attendees urging a strict ban on cell phones in K–8 and tighter limits in high school. The district will return in May with policy recommendations.
The curriculum committee heard the first of two presentations on student cell‑phone use and social media impacts, and the discussion drew strong reactions from committee members and attendees urging strict in‑school limits.
Nicole Bouhana, identified as an assistant principal, presented a synthesis of research: she summarized findings on typical teen device use (for example, that teens receive many daily notifications and that high social media use correlates with increased anxiety and depression) and described developmental concerns — adolescent…
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