Clifton High School tightens student cell-phone expectations

What happened

Clifton High School has implemented new cell-phone expectations for the 2026-27 school year, including prohibiting student phone use in gym class and reinforcing limits on phone use in hallways.

Why it matters to families

The change affects students’ day-to-day device access and the way families and staff must manage communication and phone use during the school day.

The evidence

At the September 17, 2026 Board of Education meeting, the student representative reported that students were adjusting to the school’s “new cell phone expectations,” specifically that they are no longer permitted to use cell phones in gym class and that hallway-use expectations were also being enforced. The recording identifies the school as Clifton High School at the start of the student representative’s report. Source: September 17, 2026 board-meeting transcript, approximately 00:07:17-00:09:24.

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