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Students ask board for 'third spaces' as phone rules tighten; UNC chapter pitches LIFT mentorship
Summary
University High students urged the board to create student-designed 'third spaces' to counter social isolation from phones; a public commenter from UNC described LIFT, a mentorship program serving Greeley students and offering scholarships and a planned summit.
GREELEY, Colo. — Student leaders from University High School asked the GreeleySchool District No. 6 Board of Education on Jan. 26 to support student‑created "third spaces" — informal gathering places intended to remedy social fragmentation they called "atomization" under tighter phone rules.
Dominic Madrigal described the problem: “The idea is that Gen Z, especially with our phones…don’t connect…
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