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Education officials roll out new cell‑phone rules; teachers, parents and students press for clearer rollout and consistent enforcement
Summary
VID issued a Personal Electronic Communication Device policy limiting device use during instructional hours and prescribing a progressive discipline system; students, parents and senators called for stronger rollout, emergency communications, and consistent enforcement across schools.
The Virgin Islands Department of Education and the Virgin Islands Board of Education presented a new personal electronic communication device (PECD) policy at a Senate hearing Nov. 12 that restricts student use of phones during instructional time and prescribes tiered discipline: verbal warning, written reprimand, confiscation with parent conference and, for repeat or severe cases, Level‑4 disciplinary referral.
Assistant Commissioner Victor Somme III said the policy (effective June 13, 2025) was disseminated to district leaders and posted to DOE channels but acknowledged the…
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