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Superintendent: District will spend $18,000 on student cell‑phone pouches to enforce policy
Summary
Superintendent Thomas J. Colabufo told the board the district received $18,000 restricted for cell‑phone storage pouches, noted supply options at $25 vs. $8 each, and said the cell‑phone policy (phones out of sight) is working in cafeterias.
Superintendent Thomas J. Colabufo told the Central Square board on Sept. 8 that the district has been allocated $18,000 to purchase pouches intended to store students’ cell phones and support enforcement of the district’s cell‑phone policy.
"The District has been given $18,000 to buy some sort of pouch so the students can put their cell phone in them," Colabufo said, adding that the funds are restricted to purchases for cell‑phone storage and must be spent or forfeit. He reported vendor price comparisons — a vendor named Yonder was selling pouches at $25 each while the district identified identical pouches available for about $8 each.
Colabufo also reported early positive effects of the cell‑phone policy: he said there are no phones being used in the cafeteria and that the new approach "is going very well." The superintendent placed the pouch purchase in the context of a smooth start to the school year and facility improvements underway, including work on the front wall at Paul V. Moore High School and praise for AA Cole’s renovated building.
Board members did not object to the update; the superintendent said staff will proceed with purchasing consistent with the funding restriction.
