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Committee reviews high-school cell-phone dialogue and plans next steps for policy review
Summary
Members heard results from a high-school community dialogue on cell-phone use that drew about 100 participants and 76 exit tickets; the team will compile findings and may offer draft policy language for committee consideration on June 2.
The Newburyport School Committee reviewed a community dialogue on cell-phone use at Newburyport High School and discussed next steps for district policy.
A committee member who helped organize the event described it as a success: "just over a 100 people participate," organized into mixed roundtables that included students, teachers, parents and other community members. Participants completed 76 exit tickets that asked what policymakers should consider regarding phone use, feelings and values. The organizers are compiling the responses into a presentation with possible draft policy language to bring to the committee on June 2 for further consideration.
Members flagged timing concerns: student-handbook changes for next year may already be set, so the committee's policy subcommittee will need to consider whether it can review any draft language in time for implementation in the next school year. Several members praised the facilitation and the representation of different perspectives at the event; some suggested additional outreach to students who have experienced the "dark side" of social apps and may not volunteer in a public forum.
The committee agreed to review the compiled results and decide whether policy adjustments are feasible, with an eye to timing and process through the policy subcommittee.
