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Springfield parent urges board to ban student smartphones during school day
Springfield School District Board of School Directors · August 22, 2024
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Summary
At the Aug. 20 meeting, parent Scott McAnally urged the Springfield School District to re-examine its device policy and consider a full-day smartphone ban, citing academic, social-emotional, safety and equity concerns.
Scott McAnally, a parent addressing the Springfield School District Board of School Directors on Aug. 20, urged the district to reconsider its student device policy and to consider banning smartphones for the entire school day.
"If my child does not have a smartphone at school, but everyone else in the cafeteria does, what effect do you…
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