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Jim Hill senior urges more flexible cell-phone rules; board members ask for parent input and pilot safeguards
Summary
A Jim Hill High School senior presented survey results and proposed revisions to the district cell-phone policy, suggesting earned privileges, use at lunch and during transitions, and limited in-class headphone use for independent work; trustees asked for parent feedback and cautioned about enforcement and misbehavior risks.
Charlie Porter, a senior at Jim Hill High School and the student board representative, presented recommendations for loosening Jackson Public Schools' cell-phone policy and shared survey results collected from students.
Porter said her team gathered 89 responses. She reported that 92.6% of respondents said they would be more motivated by increased device use as a reward, and 99.5% said listening to music while working independently would help focus. "The pros, in my opinion, I do believe it keeps learners from being distracted…
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