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Principals Tell Pendleton School Board New Cell Phone Policy Teaches Workplace 'Soft Skills'
Summary
Building principals described a newly aligned cell phone policy they say teaches students appropriate phone use and reported mostly supportive parent feedback. The districtboard expressed strong support and will monitor implementation.
Pat Dutcher, principal at Pendleton High School, and Piper Kelm, principal at Sunridge Middle School, presented the districtwide cell phone policy and described its development, alignment across buildings and current implementation. They said the policy "teaches students soft skills of appropriate phone use that will be beneficial in future employment," and reported only minimal parent pushback earlier in the school year.
Board Chair Patrick Gregg said the board supports the policy. The presentation prompted questions about consistency and enforcement across grades; Director Anne Keeler later noted positive reinforcement and attendance work at Sunridge Middle School. The board did not take formal action at the work session but will receive follow-up information in future reports.
