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School Board Meeting
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List of speakers for Away for the Day policy change
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Speaking Approach:
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1Introduce yourself, profession/credentials/school connection
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2Short story/stats
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Credible research supporting the need to remove phones. Hardcopy handouts to give to the board, if desired.
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Closing: In closing, I ask for the the implementation of an "Away for the Day policy" at [insert school]
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AngleSpeaker Resources
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1Introduce AFTD policy, tie into strategic planIncoming parent
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2A student's perspectiveCurrent 5th grader
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3Surgeon General WarningLocal pediatrician
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4Mental Health, safety in emergenciesLocal psychiatristKids who get smartphones earlier become adults with worse mental health (substack.com)
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5Community Mental HealthFormer chair of Community Mental Health; current grandparent; attorney
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6Relational connection/LonlinessParent, substitute teacherThe Case for Phone-Free Schools - by Jon Haidt (substack.com)
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Social Media Use and Adolescent Mental Health: Findings From the UK Millennium Cohort Study - eClinicalMedicine (thelancet.com)
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teensandtech-final.pdf (ifstudies.org)
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7Safety Concerns/Peer interaction/learningTeacher
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8Distraction in classrooms/Educational impactTeacherBrain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity | Journal of the Association for Consumer Research: Vol 2, No 2 (uchicago.edu)
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The Effects of Cell Phone Use and Emotion‐regulation Style on College Students' Learning - Lee - 2017 - Applied Cognitive Psychology - Wiley Online Library
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The Mere Presence of a Cell Phone May be Distracting: Implications for Attention and Task Performance: Social Psychology: Vol 45, No 6 (hogrefe.com)
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The attentional cost of receiving a cell phone notification. (apa.org)
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9Freedom to learn/Freedom to teachAttorney, parent
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9Potential pushbacksThe Case for Phone-Free Schools - by Jon Haidt (substack.com)
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See the section "What Does Going Phone Free Mean"
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https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/cellphone-bans-school-are-back-how-far-will-they-go
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See "pushback from parents"
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12Example policiesCell Phone Policy at NHS - Forms, Information, and Policies at NHS - Forest Hills Public Schools (fhps.net)
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PYE/Away for the DayMICHIGAN:Cell Phone Policy at Central Middle - Central Middle School - Forest Hills Public Schools (fhps.net)
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Forest HillsFHE Cell Phone Policy - Eastern High Forms, Information, and Policies - Forest Hills Public Schools (fhps.net)
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East Grand RapidsSmart phones, Social Media, & Teens - The Greenspire School
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East Lansinghttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1AaFudaYO8Nz67m7mQhwgTlt9SrGkwnfs/edit
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Detroit Catholic Central
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GTACS
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Greenspire
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Ionia Middle School
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Grosse Pointe Public Middle schools
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Utica Community Schoolshttps://www.uticak12.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=237&dataid=118&FileName=2022-23%2078%20Handbook%20Final.pdf
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Bloomfield Public Schoolshttps://www.bloomfield.org/about-us/board-of-education/uniform-student-code-of-conduct
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Haslett Public Schoolshttps://www.haslett.k12.mi.us/cms/lib/MI02212134/Centricity/Domain/136/HMS%20Handbook%2021-22.pdf
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Around the Country:
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White Hills Middle School - CA
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Grace Christian School - CA
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Roosevelt High School - WA
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Jefferson Middle School - FL
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San Mateo High School - CA
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Highland Park Middle School - TX
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