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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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PHONE-FREE. The new phone-free policy specifies spaces that phones are allowed and not allowed. Posters reading “you are entering a phone-free zone” like those on the library doors are plastered in those spaces.

New phone-free policy calls for fostering community

Lani Ngonethong, RubicOnline September 13, 2024
Why did the admin change the cellphone policy? What do they hope to achieve by limiting phone use?
Senior Helen Derechin quietly uses her phone during a free period. “I like that it gives us access to communication with other people, especially if we need to contact our parents for some reason or to arrange after school plans,” she said.

Students respond to cell phone policy

Lucy Li, Online Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor February 27, 2014

A quick glance of the senior lounge, library, or benches reveals phones in hands and on chairs, their dark or lighted up screens out in the open. Students may now use their phones during free periods as...

Cell phone policy published

February 19, 2014

Cell Phone Acceptable Use Policy The purpose of the cell phone acceptable use policy is to create an environment where students can use cell phones for academic and practical purposes during free time,...

The current policy states that cell phones must be completely turned off during school hours. “I collect about three to five phones a day,” Cummins said.

Upper School Council finalizes cell phone policy

Katrina Hilton, Sports Editor February 19, 2014

This semester, the Upper School Council aimed to address the issue of the non-uniformly enforced cell phone policy. The old cell phone policy stated that “cell phones must be turned completely off—not...

Sophomore Calla Saunders holds up Veracross on her phone. The Upper School Council is working on relaxing the current cell policy.

Upper School Council meets with the Discipline Committee for ongoing cell phone policy discussion

Lucy Li, Online Editor in Chief and Print Managing Editor November 20, 2013

Cell phones emerge from pockets and lockers when students text their friends, watch funny Youtube videos, or take “selfie” pictures of themselves. But cell phones also appear when students record experiments...

Sophomores use phones during X period. “We want to create a policy that accommodates the needs of the students as well as the faculty,” sophomore USC representitive Alena Porter said.

Upper School Council works to revise cell phone policy

Patrick Commers, Staff Writer October 23, 2013

The idea of letting students use their cellphones during the day has started a discussion in St. Paul Academy and Summit School’s Upper School Council and around the school. “We should be able to...

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