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Hillside students ask board to allow supervised phone use at lunch; superintendent to review grant implications

Hillside Board of Education · October 31, 2025
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Summary

A Hillside High School student asked the Board of Education to allow phone use during lunch; the superintendent said he will check whether accepting a pre-awarded bell-to-bell grant affects that option.

Jada Freer, student council representative from Hillside High School, asked the Board of Education on Oct. 30 to consider modifying the district's proposed cell phone policy to permit students to use their phones during the lunch period in the cafeteria.

"Students sometimes need to contact their parents or…

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