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Parents ask West Chester Area SD to reconsider screen and cell‑phone policies for K–12
Summary
Two residents urged the board to add technology and cell‑phone policies to a future agenda: Erin Rizzi Shores requested district action on age‑appropriate screen time and EdTech privacy, and Carrie May urged a K–12 "bell‑to‑bell" cell‑phone policy to limit in‑school device distraction.
Two residents used the public comment period at the Feb. 23 board meeting to press the district on technology use in classrooms.
Erin Rizzi Shores, who identified herself as a West Wideland resident and a parent, said the district’s 1:1 device program risks turning educators into "technology managers" and raised five areas of concern: social isolation, diminished…
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