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West Geauga Updates Phone Policy to Comply with State Mandate | Geauga County Maple Leaf

West Geauga Schools Board of Education updated its cell phone policy to comply with a new state requirement that bans student cell phone use during the school day beginning Jan. 1. The mandate, included in Gov. Mike DeWine’s state budget, which he signed in June, requires school districts to adopt compliant policies by Jan. 1. “Cell phones distract students from classroom instruction, resulting in smaller learning gains and lower test scores,” a…