Take Action to Help Turn the Tide
Advocate for Phone Free Schools
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Add your name to our phone free movement here!
It’s vital to consider the entire school day in order to understand the impact cell phones have on student outcomes and the need for a bell-to-bell phone-free policy. Schools are valuable not only for academic learning, but as places where critical social-emotional learning and essential life skills development take place. Policies that only limit phone use during class time fall short. This only addresses academic outcomes, whereas all-day policies promote the success of the whole child.
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Email School Board members asking for a ban on cell phones during school hours.
To reach all board members:
Please cc:
Scarborough Superintendent:
Diane Nadeau dnadeau@scarboroughschools.org
Assistant Superintendent:
Raymond Grogan rgrogan@scarboroughschools.org
School Board Chair
Shannon Lindstrom slindstrom@scarboroughschools.org
School Board Vice Chair
Frayla Tarpinian ftarpinian@scarboroughschools.org
School Board Members
John Kelleher jkelleher@scarboroughschools.org
Jenna Leong jleong@scarboroughschools.org
Jillian Trapini-Huff jtrapinihuff@scarboroughschools.org
Alissa Peterson apeterson@scarboroughschools.org
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Provide public comment asking for a ban on cell phones during school hours.
The Scarborough Board of Education meets at 7:00 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month, except for April, July and August. Meetings are held in Council Chambers at the Scarborough Municipal Building. If you cannot attend in person there will be a zoom link.
Thursday, June 27, 2024 - Business Meeting @ 7:00pm
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Scarborough High School
Principal: Nathan Theriault | ntheriault@scarboroughschools.org
Assistant Principal: Jacob Brown | jabrown@scarboroughschools.org
Assistant Principal: Sarah Blaisdell | sblaisdell@scarboroughschools.org
Main Number: 207-730-5000
Scarborough Middle School
Principal: Kathy Tirrell | KTirrell@scarboroughschools.org
Assistant Principal: Chris Murphy | cmurphy@scarboroughschools.org
Main Number: 207-730-4800
Wentworth
Principal: Kelli Crosby | KCrosby@scarboroughschools.org
Assistant Principal: Brem Stoner | bstoner@scarboroughschools.org
Main Number: 207-730-4600
Primary Schools
Although phone use may not yet be a concern within the Primary Schools, contact building administrators with any concerns about technology use at Scarborough Schools
Bluepoint Principal: Kelly Mullen-Martin | kmartin@scarboroughschools.org
Eight Corners Principal: Anne Lovejoy | ALovejoy@scarboroughschools.org
Pleasant Hill Principal: Jennifer Humphrey | jhumphrey@scarboroughschools.org
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Below are the current written policies about cell phone use at Scarborough Schools:
JFCK - Student Use of Cellular Telephones and Other Electronic Devices
JFCK-R - Student Use of Cellular Telephones and Other Electronic Devices
Our current policy allows students to use phones between class periods and during lunch periods.
In contrast, The Phone-Free Schools Movement, defines “Phone-Free School” as any school which adheres to a first bell to last bell no-phone policy in place, that is clearly communicated to all stakeholders and strictly enforced by all administration and staff (with exceptions in place for students with special educational or medical needs that require a personal device, as well as an office phone made available, or other means of communication provided by the school should it be necessary to communicate during the school day).
Delay Smartphones Until High School
Join Scarborough parents in signing the Wait Until 8th Pledge, and recruit friends too!
Note, this means wait until AFTER 8TH GRADE (i.e. high school) for smartphones. Basic phones and tracking watches are okay! (But not in school)
Pledges age up on July 1st. After July 1st you can sign the pledge for your incoming kindergartener.
