As Madison school district leaders are weighing a new policy for cell phones in classrooms, the district’s approach has become a distinguishing issue in two School Board elections this spring.
Every public school district must adopt a policy restricting cell phones in classrooms by the start of next school year to comply with a new state law. The Madison school district has historically left cell phone policies to the discretion of individual school leaders, but the state law requires the School Board to approve a district-wide policy by July 1.
While four School Board candidates this spring largely agree on priorities and top issues, their views diverge on how the district should approach cell phones…