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Iowa City board reviews data on personal device policy and considers 'bell‑to‑bell' restriction
Summary
After staff data showed a drop in recorded personal device violations and mixed behavior metrics, several directors urged exploring a stricter bell‑to‑bell phone policy and stronger elementary restrictions; staff said additional stakeholder work and policy wording on personal laptops and new devices will be needed.
The Iowa City Community School District board spent a substantial portion of its annual meeting reviewing data on the district's personal device policy and debating whether to move toward a stricter bell‑to‑bell restriction.
Lucas, district staff, summarized first‑trimester data comparing this year to last, saying the weekly average of recorded device violations fell from 151.5 to 104.2. He told the board that 11.7% of secondary students had one or more violations in the trimester…
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