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Siloam Springs High School reports fewer phone violations after enforcing device policy 4.54
Summary
Administrator presented enforcement data for Board Policy 4.54 showing 401 student device incidents in the fall semester and 104 incidents to date in the spring; policy requires phones be off and put away 'bell to bell' and sets stepwise discipline that resets each semester.
Dr. Miller, speaking to the Siloam Springs School District Board, presented data the high school compiled after implementing Board Policy 4.54 governing personal electronic devices.
Dr. Miller told the board that Policy 4.54 requires ‘‘students are required to have their phones turned off and put away from bell to bell every class period.’’ She described the established disciplinary progression: a first violation results in a warning and confiscation with parent pickup; second…
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