WMAL Interview - MATTHEW POST - 11.15.17

Interview – MATTHEW POST – Student Board Member of the Montgomery County School Board

TOPICS: Latest on the Montgomery County school calendar and what should we do about cell phones in schools?
School Board Approves 2018-19 School Calendar. Shorter Spring Break Set For Montgomery County Students
Schools and cellphones: In elementary schools? At lunch? In Montgomery, school system officials say they are changing with the times, in an increasingly digital world where more parents buy their children phones and more children tuck them into backpacks, pockets and lockers. Students in all grades are responsible for using them appropriately. “Five or 10 years ago, many elementary school students didn’t have cellphones,” said Pete Cevenini, chief technology officer for the school system. “Now, many of them do.”