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Board adopts stricter cell phone rules for students, cites teacher burden
Summary
After public comment from teachers, the Winston‑Salem/Forsyth County Schools board approved revised cell phone policy: no use for elementary and middle students and high schools limited to lunchtime with devices powered down and out of sight; staff to publish guidance on infraction tracking.
The Winston‑Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education on June 25 approved a revised district cell phone policy that sets a no‑use expectation for elementary and middle school students and limits high school phone use to lunchtime with devices powered down and out of sight.
The policy revisions were brought to the board after a special policy committee review. In public comment, middle school teacher Frankie Santoro urged clearer enforcement and questioned the policy’s infraction thresholds: "If we have a no cell phone policy for elementary and…
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