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Student ex officio presents survey showing mixed reaction to district's distraction-free phone policy

Amherst Central School District Board meeting · December 10, 2025
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Summary

Student board member Olivia Hidalgo reported results from a Google Form survey of 371 students: most respondents did not say they felt less distracted, many reported feeling less connected to peers and some reported increased anxiety; board members said they will monitor and may survey again after one year of implementation.

Olivia Hidalgo, the student ex officio board member, presented results from a Nov. 19'Nov. 26 Google Forms survey of 371 students about the district's distraction-free cell phone policy. Hidalgo said freshmen were the largest respondent group (134); sophomores and juniors each supplied 89 responses and seniors 59.

Main findings: Hidalgo said respondents generally did not report…

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