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Jim Hill senior urges looser phone rules; board questions enforcement and equity
Summary
Charlie Porter, a senior at Jim Hill High School and the student board member, presented recommended revisions to Jackson Public Schools' cellphone/electronic device policy, citing student survey results. The board thanked her and asked questions about enforcement, parent input and pilot scope; no board vote was taken.
Charlie Porter, a senior at Jim Hill High School serving as student board member, presented a set of proposed revisions to the Jackson Public Schools' electronic-device policy and summarized a student survey she and staff conducted.
Porter read portions of the district's current policy and said she understands both sides of the debate. Quoting the policy, she said: "Cellular phones and other personal electronic devices shall be turned off and kept out of sight at all times, including the daily bus ride to and from school." She told the board students see both pros and cons to stricter limits.
Porter and a staff mentor said they gathered 89 student responses. She…
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