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District official outlines phone-management app to lock student devices on campus

School board (district meeting) · August 6, 2025
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Summary

A district official described a partnership with an app (referred to in the transcript as "TR") that creates a geofence around campuses to lock student phones during school hours while preserving parental GPS/contact functionality.

A district official described plans to expand student-device management beyond voluntary pouches, explaining the district has evaluated a phone-management app (referred to in the record as "TR") that places a geo-dome around school campuses and, when active, locks certain phone functions while students are on campus.

The official said the app would prevent use of features such as cameras and internet access while preserving parents' ability to see their child's GPS location and…

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