Cell Phone Policy
At a glance
- What: a district cell phone policy.
- Where it stands: ongoing, per auto-captions. No final policy vote in the record.
- Next: the policy subcommittee's work continues.
Background
- The policy is being developed by the School Committee's policy subcommittee, which met on 2026-08-25.
- A member also reported on cell phone policy exceptions on 2026-09-08.
Status
- Ongoing, per auto-captions: no final policy vote in the record.
Discussion time
About 6 minutes across 2 meetings (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 - School Committee | 5 |
| 2026-08-25 - School Committee | 1 |
Log
- 2026-09-08 - School Committee - Member reported on cell phone policy exceptions.
- 2026-08-25 - School Committee - Policy subcommittee met that day and is working on a district cell phone policy.
- 2026-06-23 - School Committee - Raised during the student handbook review: whether to address staff cell phone use, the Rave app for emergencies, and pending state legislation that may change the rules.