GEHLEN CELL PHONE POLICY
Gehlen Catholic Middle and High School will enact a new cell phone policy this school year. Principal Bryan Paulson says they have restricted cell phone use before, but the old policy wasn’t working.
So this year, there will be no cell phone use by students during the school day.
This is how the cell ban will work…Middle and High School students will surrender their cell phones at the beginning of the school day. The phones will be locked away, to be retrieved at the end of the school day.
Paulson says cell phone use by students affected their behavior and attitudes toward learning.
Paulson hopes the policy returns student’s focus to their studies and to faith formation
There will be exceptions to the policy:
The new policy came out of discussions among school leaders, the school board, and administrators. They found that the use of cell phones and other devices created more noise, interruption, and a lack of inspiration.
Gehlen Catholic parents are urged to discuss cell phone use – and the new policy – with their children.
