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Urbana High School rolls out stricter cell‑phone guidelines to boost classroom engagement
Summary
Principal Guzman and Assistant Principal Hines described a new UHS policy requiring phones to be silenced and stored during class, permitted during passing periods and lunch, with teacher discretion for instructional/medical use. The policy includes a leveled discipline system; administrators reported only three referrals so far.
Urbana High School administrators presented a new classroom cell‑phone policy to the board, saying the change was driven by staff concerns about student engagement. Principal Guzman told the board that teacher teams raised the issue and that administrators reviewed policies from neighboring districts before adapting a model for Urbana High School.
"It just comes down to the lack of student engagement in the classroom," Principal Guzman said, explaining the rationale for a stricter policy. Assistant…
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