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Ad hoc committee reviews research on student cell phone impacts and possible solutions
Summary
The Mineral Point Unified School District Ad Hoc Committee reviewed a packet of research compiled by committee member Krista Loommans on March 4, 2025, covering sleep, academic performance, addiction, safety, teacher challenges, a recent Wisconsin cell phone ban, and proposed solutions.
On March 4, 2025 the Mineral Point Unified School District Ad Hoc Committee met in the MS/HS Library to review materials compiled by committee member Krista Loommans that summarize research on student cell phone use and related harms. The packet presented to the committee was organized into topics including sleep, academic performance, addiction, safety, challenges for teachers, the new Wisconsin cell phone ban, and possible solutions; the minutes note that the compilation served as the factual basis for the committee’s subsequent discussion.
Committee members present at the meeting included Matt Austin, Merrill Brunson, Jayne Lindsey, Krista Loommans, Kris McCoy, Brooke McGraw, Dani Robb, Tim Swenson and Mitch Wainwright; four members were recorded as absent. The review did not produce a formal motion or vote but established a common set of evidence the committee will use as it considers changes to local building-level policies and family outreach.
