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District reports 219 high-school cell-phone violations in first days; staff, committee praise strict policy

Manchester School District Conduct Committee · September 17, 2025
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Summary

District staff reported 219 high-school cell-phone violations across four schools since the first day of school; presenters said two incidents led to suspension and three students were repeat offenders. Committee members and a student speaker offered strong support for the stricter approach, calling it a "game changer."

Under new business, district staff reported counts of high-school cell-phone violations since the start of the school year and described broad committee support for a strict, no-exceptions approach.

A staff presenter told the Conduct Committee the district pulled data at 1:30 p.m. and recorded 67 violations in grade 9, 65 in grade 10, 58 in grade 11 and 29 in…

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