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Norwalk School District emphasizes digital-citizenship curriculum, keeps strict in-class device expectations
Summary
Dr. Alexandria Estrella told parents the Norwalk School District has rolled out a K–12 digital citizenship curriculum and enforces network controls and 'bell-to-bell' expectations; the district said parental collaboration and student feedback guided cellphone policy changes.
Dr. Alexandria Estrella, superintendent of Norwalk School District, told attendees the district is implementing a K–12 digital citizenship curriculum and uses network controls and digital-coach support to limit student access to distracting content while preserving instructional tools. "Within our networks we can control what happens and what students have access to," Estrella said, adding the district solicited parental and student feedback when developing its cell-phone policy.
The district official said the program pairs curricular instruction with technical guardrails and family…
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