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Students urge flexible approach to countywide cell‑phone policy; parents raise Chromebook instruction and misuse concerns
Summary
A Wake County high school freshman recommended guideline-based, school-specific cell phone policies rather than a single district rule; other public commenters raised concerns about Chromebooks and the shift to screen‑based instruction.
A student leader from Enloe High School asked the Wake County Board of Education’s policy committee to avoid a single, uniform countywide cell phone rule and instead offer districtwide guidelines schools could adapt for elementary, middle and high school contexts.
Mahivir Machinini, a freshman and member of Enloe’s PTSA Student Leaders, told the board that differences across schools and age groups make a one‑size‑fits‑all policy difficult to implement. “Elementary,…
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