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Parent asks Chicopee committee to allow elementary student watch with SOS button

Chicopee School Committee · November 6, 2025
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Summary

During public input a parent asked the committee to review the district’s electronic‑device policy to allow an elementary student to wear a Verizon 'Gizmo' watch set to school mode because it includes an SOS button for parent notification; she offered to sign an agreement taking responsibility for disabling school mode.

Jennifer Goonan, a Chicopee parent, used the three‑minute public‑input slot to ask the school committee to review its device policy and permit her elementary‑age child to wear a Verizon 'Gizmo' watch in school mode.

Goonan said…

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