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Dubuque schools form cell‑phone advisory group, cite "brain health" concerns and schedule community lecture
Summary
The district created a small advisory group to study student cell‑phone use, enforcement challenges and mental‑health implications; it will survey stakeholders and coordinate recommendations with the state legislative timeline. The district also announced a Nov. 13 lecture by Catherine Price on youth mental health and digital media.
The Dubuque Community School District announced a small advisory group to examine student cell‑phone use, academic distraction and mental‑health effects and to recommend district practices for the 2025–26 school year. The group’s membership includes administrators, a co‑facilitator (Mark Burns), school counselors, teachers, two high‑school students and three parents; it first met Oct. 2.
A staff presenter told the board the advisory group will review…
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