Putnam Schools To Use Pouches To Lockup Cell Phones
The Putnam County School Board approved a new cell phone policy Thursday that will require personal communications devices be locked away in magnetic pouches during the school day. The pouches will be a new reoccurring $200,000 expense for the system. But School Board Member Dr. Dawn Fry called the expense necessary to make sure phones […]
King: Cell Phone Policy Delay To Get Policy Right
Putnam County Director of Schools Corby King said the system has delayed a final decision on a new cell phone policy so that it can get the policy right. School officials told the School Board at a January Work Session they could implement the policy at spring break. But after initial approvals of the policy, […]
Putnam Schools Closer To New Cell Phone Policy
The Putnam County School Board is one step closer to finalizing a new cell phone policy after the board approved a second reading on Thursday. School Board Member Kim Cravens said a good portion of the feedback received from parents was about children not having cell phones during emergencies. Cravens said she understands the fear […]
