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Board approves first reading of electronic‑devices policy after students and parents voice objections
Summary
The Montoursville Area School Board approved the first reading of Policy 237 (electronic devices) on Sept. 10 after several students and parents urged the board to enforce existing classroom pouch policies rather than enact a blanket ban; the first reading passed by voice vote and will proceed through the policy process.
The Montoursville Area School Board on Sept. 10 approved the first reading of Policy 237, a district electronic‑devices policy, after a string of public comments urging the board to rely on existing teacher‑level enforcement rather than a districtwide ban.
Jack Diedrich, a senior and editor in chief of the school’s online newspaper, told the board he opposes a districtwide ban and urged greater enforcement of the phone‑pouch system already in classrooms.…
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