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IOWA CITY — The Iowa City school board is considering prohibiting student cellphone use during all school hours as data indicates positive outcomes of banning phones during class time.

“I think our work has to continue in this area. We’ve seen some really good benefits from having a consistent policy at our high schools and middle schools,” Superintendent Matt Degner said during the board meeting Tuesday.

“When we talked about this a year ago, we talked about not having a bell-to-bell ban, but I think we can do it,” school board Vice President Molly Abraham said. “I would like to see what our staff thinks. I think it’s a good direction for us to move.”

The Iowa City district began implementi

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