Northampton subcommittee advances restraint and cell phone policies
Northampton subcommittee moves forward on restraint and phone policies. The Rules and Policy Subcommittee unanimously advanced revised restraint and seclusion procedures to the full School Committee on June 11, with rules facing a mandatory August 17 state deadline. Parent notification accelerated:
Northampton School Committee Rules & Policy Subcommittee · Meeting of May 20, 2026
Northampton subcommittee moves forward on restraint and phone policies. The Rules and Policy Subcommittee unanimously advanced revised restraint and seclusion procedures to the full School Committee on June 11, with rules facing a mandatory August 17 state deadline. Parent notification accelerated: administrators must now attempt immediate verbal notice of restraint incidents and provide written confirmation within three school working days.
The subcommittee also unanimously approved a pilot of the off-and-away cell phone policy at Northampton High School, modeled on the JFK Middle School system. Parents requested that the district allocate resources from its $50,000 federally funded DESE grant for trauma-informed staff professional development.
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Source: the Northampton School Committee Rules & Policy Subcommittee meeting of May 20, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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