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Parents, educators urge Ann Arbor board to adopt all-day phone-free schools
Summary
Two parents asked the board to adopt a first-bell-to-last-bell phone ban and centralized phone storage, citing research, equity and student mental-health benefits; Superintendent Parks said the governance committee will continue work on district phone expectations.
Amiel Handelsman, a parent and long-time Ann Arbor resident, urged the Ann Arbor Board of Education to adopt an all-day phone-free policy, saying a petition he is circulating has about 180 signatures and that the district's current classroom-limited approach won't achieve the desired results. "This petition ... is signed by parents and teachers who want all day phone free…
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