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Board describes more lenient cell‑phone policy for students
Summary
The district explained a revised student device policy that emphasizes warnings for first offenses, detention as an alternative for parents on second/third offenses, and a parental meeting after repeated defiance.
School administrators described a revised cell‑phone policy intended to reduce the need for parents to come to school while preserving discipline.
"This policy is actually more lenient than what we had last year, and we think it will be well received with parents now not having to come in times 2 and 3," a district official said. Under the new approach, first offenses result in a warning; for second and third offenses parents may either retrieve the phone or allow the student to serve detention and then receive the device. After a third offense, the district said it would request a parent meeting to address defiance.
Board members asked clarifying questions and said the approach aims to balance consistency with compassion for families who cannot easily leave work to retrieve phones.
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