The cell phone policy for students in the classroom in the Beacon City School District.will be discussed at the Board of Education Meeting on Monday, August 19th, for a possible vote the following Monday on August 26th, Superintendent Landahl told district families via email this week.

“We have been working on strengthening our school/classroom cell phone policy, especially for middle and high school with the goal of enhancing our classroom learning environments,” Dr. Landahl wrote. “I will share the proposed policy changes at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, August 19th for a possible adoption at the Board of Education meeting on August 26th. Smartphones are a challenge for most of us, including me as an individual and a dad, and we also hope to share more this year with families and students about best practices for smartphone and social media use.”

Parents, caregivers and students have been debating a change in the cell phone policy amongst themselves in social media and in real life. People are encouraged to attend the meeting should they wish to voice their opinion during the Public Comment portion of the meeting.