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Student phones and school policy draw public comment; speaker urges supervised use during lunch and transitions
Transylvania County Board of Education · November 18, 2025
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Summary
A public commenter asked the board to allow student phone use during lunch and transitions and to permit teacher-authorized classroom use, citing House Bill 959 and county examples; board discussion of wireless-device policy revisions took place earlier in the meeting.
During the public comment segment on Nov. 17, several residents spoke about district projects and policy; a high-school student urged the board to allow phones during noninstructional times.
William Mullenax told the board that allowing phones during lunch and transitions would teach…
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