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Norfolk Public Schools board approves bell-to-bell cell-phone policy after extended debate
Summary
After public comment and debate about enforcement and junior-high pilot results, the Norfolk Public Schools Board approved a bell-to-bell policy restricting student phone use during the school day at the senior high; board members emphasized implementation details will be worked out over the summer.
The Norfolk Public Schools Board of Education approved a revised electronic-communication policy that would require senior-high students to keep phones secured and powered off for the school day, with administrators responsible for final implementation details.
Board members spent more than an hour debating enforcement, open-campus seniors, and the scope of the rule before voting. Supporters pointed to a junior-high pilot the district ran this school year, and district staff presented referral data showing reductions…
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