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Goochland administrators propose lockbox system, stricter confiscation to curb phones in class
Summary
Administrators proposed replacing classroom removal punishments with in‑class lockboxes and staged confiscation (first offense: device held until end of day; second: parent pickup) citing teacher survey results and a governor’s executive order; board asked for community input and a special meeting before implementation.
Administrators for Goochland County Public Schools presented a procedural change July 18 that would tighten enforcement of an existing ban on device use during instructional time by storing student phones in classroom lockboxes and escalating confiscation rather than removing students from class.
"We're really moving away from the student removal from class and instead, confiscation of that phone," said Speaker 3, outlining the proposal: students would place devices in a locked classroom box during instructional periods; first infractions would result in administrative confiscation until the end of the school day, second infractions would…
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