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Gravette School District reports early gains after full-day student phone ban; staff say discipline and family conflict incidents down
Summary
District leaders reported early results from a full-day cell phone policy implemented this school year, with school counselors and staff describing fewer phone-related incidents and improved staff consistency; district will continue to monitor enforcement and data after winter break.
Gravette School District officials reported on a midyear update of the district’s full-day cell phone policy and described substantially fewer phone-related disciplinary referrals since the policy went into effect.
Superintendent (name not specified) told the board the district has moved to a zero-tolerance enforcement model and is beginning to see more incidents recorded because enforcement is now centralized rather than left to individual teachers. “But it was primarily on the instructor, and only the really big issues made it to the office, where now we're really…
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