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Cleveland High principal says phone rule linked to steep drop in suspensions and failing classes
Summary
Principal Pritchard and CHS staff credited a new schoolwide phone rule and targeted professional development for large declines in suspensions, fights and failing classes compared with 2023; the board heard teacher and student testimony and saw comparative statistics.
Cleveland High School principal Kevin Pritchard told the Cleveland City Schools board that a new phone rule and targeted instructional changes have coincided with notable declines in disciplinary incidents and failed classes.
"We revamped Ryze. We took out phones and started doing intentional PD," Pritchard told trustees during a spotlight presentation. He presented district-provided comparative figures and highlighted reductions he said staff have observed: "46%…
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