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Washougal School Board member calls for stricter cell phone restrictions in schools

Jim Cooper: ‘We could wait until the state passes a law or we could lead’

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Washougal School Board member Jim Cooper (left) talks to Hathaway Elementary School Principal Wendy Morrill (right) during the school district's March 28, 2023, at Washougal High School. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record files)

A Washougal School Board member is calling for the Washougal School District (WSD) to consider tightening its protocols around the use of cellphones in school facilities during educational hours.

During the Board’s Aug. 27 meeting, Jim Cooper called for a workshop to discuss WSD policy 3245, which states that “telecommunications devices will be turned on and operated only before and after the regular school day and during the student’s lunch break, unless an emergency situation exists that involves imminent physical danger or a school administrator authorizes the student to use the device.”

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