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District staff presents survey and pilot data on school cell‑phone policy; draft due Jan. 2025
Summary
Staff told the board it collected 9,723 parent survey responses and pilot data from several schools showing reduced distractions and some early academic gains; parents and educators raised concerns about emergency communication and enforcement. The committee will meet again to produce a draft for January 2025.
District staff presented a comprehensive update on a proposed district cell‑phone policy on Oct. 1, saying large stakeholder surveys and pilot programs are informing a draft policy the board asked to have in place by January 2025.
“We had 9,723 responses,” the district presenter said, summarizing the surveys sent to parents (English, Spanish and Mandarin), staff and students and the themes that emerged from each group. The presenter cited parent priorities — 40% said a policy was “very important” — and said the principal parental concern was emergency communication (54% named it as a worry). The presenter added that parents also nominated classroom distraction, cyberbullying and consistent enforcement as major themes.
Staff described educator feedback that supported a differentiated policy by grade level and said 49% of educators…
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