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Parent Caroline Murphy urges board to fix device-profile block on Google apps and questions shortened breakfast window
Summary
A parent told the board a recent device-profile change blocked Google apps on phones and warned students could lose access to school work; she also criticized a change that shortened breakfast to about 15 minutes, and the principal responded with operational explanations and interim workarounds.
During public comment, Caroline Murphy warned the board that a district device-profile change prevented students and teachers from using Google apps on phones unless a profile was installed.
"Installing this profile will allow Google administrator to remotely manage your iPhone," Murphy read aloud from the profile warning, and said the change meant she and students could not access email, Google Slides, Google Docs or Google Classroom "anywhere" without installing the profile. She said families were frustrated and asked the board to "talk to somebody" to reverse or adjust the setting.
The principal responded that district staff had indicated the profile "is not required" and suggested students could use Chromebooks as an alternative for now. The principal acknowledged the disruption and said she would be willing to follow up and asked the commenter to report ongoing problems so the district could address them.
Murphy also criticized a recent change to breakfast scheduling at the secondary building, saying the district reduced breakfast from multiple periods to a single 15-minute window and that opening doors at 7:30 a.m. effectively gave students only a short time to eat. She said the change had produced long lines and could cause students to miss class.
The principal explained the schedule change was a response to repeated incidents of students missing first-period classes and that staff had observed long breakfast lines and repeated behavior by the same students. The principal described current practices (doors open at 7:00 a.m.; middle-school bus arrivals are being staggered to reduce lines) and asked for a few weeks to monitor whether the adjustments improve access without increasing missed class time.
The board did not announce an immediate policy change during the meeting; the principal asked members of the public to report continued access problems so the district could consider further adjustments.
