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Board adopts 2026–27 student handbook; limits student phones to lunchtime
Summary
The board approved updates to the 2026–27 student handbook, including a new cell-phone rule that bans phones in class and allows use only during lunch for secondary students, with medical exceptions.
The Adams-Friendship Area School District board approved the 2026–27 student handbook after a review of updates and discussion about a revised cell-phone policy.
Administrator summarized the changes and said the "biggest change would be the update to our cell phone policy, which would state that our students are not allowed to have the cell phones, on in between or while they're in class and that they can only have access to them during their lunch period." Board members discussed logistics, whether the district should be a completely phone-free campus, and accommodations for medical needs; the policy allows phone use for medically required purposes such as glucose monitoring.
The handbook passed on a 6–2 vote. The administration said it will share information with families at registration and in back-to-school meetings and provide a flyer to help parents and students understand the change.
