Cell phone policy
Why are we revisiting our VPS cell phone policy?
There’s been a lot of conversation nationwide recently about how cell phones may affect students’ mental health and learning in school. This topic is also getting plenty of attention in the media with people both locally and across the country sharing many different opinions and varying concerns.
Right now, our district policy allows each individual school to make their own rules about cell phone use, but we want to make sure this is the best approach for our students. We’re reviewing our current guidelines this school year to determine if a change is needed, and if it is, what that should look like.
Thank you for your time and for being a part of this important conversation. We will be updating this page with feedback and proposals regarding any potential policy change.
Current policy and procedure we are reviewing
Student, staff and parent feedback
In September 2024 we distributed a survey asking for feedback from our students, staff and families (separately) and this is the feedback we received:
Timeline
Media articles of interest
What’s next?
Over 7000 people have shared their thoughts, ideas, and concerns about cell phones at school. It might not surprise you to know that there are a lot of differing opinions about what’s happening and what should be done. I hope you’ve had a chance to review those results and perhaps noticed some similarities and differences from your ideas.
We want to know what you think we should do next to positively affect the student experience and increase student engagement related to cell phone use in schools.
Thanks for taking your time to share your perspective and review other perspectives as well!
