Join Us for a World Café on Cell Phone Use in Schools

Dear Pelham Community,

The Pelham Public Schools in collaboration with the PMHS PTA and Board of Education Community Engagement & Advocacy Committee will host a World Café event exploring the use of cell phones in our schools from 7pm to 8:30pm on Tuesday, March 19. The event will be held in PMHS Cafeteria C and is designed specifically for current and soon to be high school parents, though all are welcome to attend.  

At the World Café, which will be structured similarly to last year’s community engagement event on “Defining Excellence,” attendees will discuss the topic of students’ use of phones/digital devices and potential changes at the high school level. The event will include a brief presentation followed by a guided discussion and opportunity to lend your voice to this important conversation. 

The information gleaned from this event will be reviewed by the Policy Committee and used as it considers potential Board of Education policies for cell phone/digital device use by students in school. 

Please RSVP for this important event using this Google Form 

To prepare for this event, attendees are encouraged to review the following resources:

• March 6 Virtual Panel Discussion Video

• Let’s Stop Shaming Teens About Social Media Use - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

• Cellphone Bans Can Ease Students’ Stress and Anxiety, Educators Say - Education Week

• The associations between screen time and mental health in adolescents: a systematic review - BMC Psychology

• U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory About Effects Social Media Use Has on Youth Mental Health

• Surgeon General Advisory Raises Alarm about the Devastating Impact of the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation in the United States

Sincerely,

The Pelham Public Schools