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Committee refers cell‑phone draft to Rules & Policy, approves calendar and accepts city appropriation
Summary
Superintendent presented a draft bell‑to‑bell cell‑phone policy; some members asked to send the draft first to the Rules & Policy subcommittee (motion passed). The committee approved the 2026–27 school calendar (draft 4) and voted to accept a City Council appropriation for school items.
The School Committee received an overview of an ad‑hoc committee’s draft bell‑to‑bell cell‑phone policy and discussed next steps on Feb. 12.
Superintendent Bonner summarized core elements of the draft: elementary students encouraged to leave devices at home; middle and high school devices turned off and secured in school‑issued pouches during the day; a restorative sequence of consequences for violations; medical…
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