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Our Mission
Haven Hold the Phone is a Wallingford-Swarthmore community advocating for intentional technology use in schools and at home. We acknowledge that every family parents differently, but we all share the goal of making informed and intentional choices regarding our children's tech use. Our objectives are: -Community Learning -Fostering Communication -Empowering Families We are advocating for phone-free school policies, transparent communication and evidence-based decision-making around classroom technology, and thoughtful family decision-making around personal devices for children.
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Take & Share Parent Survey on Ed Tech & Screen Time in School
We just launched a statewide survey on technology and screen time in Pennsylvania schools, and we need your help spreading the word.
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Contact House Reps to Urge Support for Bell-to-Bell
SB1014 recently passed the Senate 46-1! Contact your PA house representative and ask them to support phone-free schools. Your voice matters. Lawmakers need to hear directly from parents, educators, and community members. A few calls or emails from local constituents can make a big difference.
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Community Sign-On Letter: Intentional Technology Use in WSSD Schools
The largest school districts in the country, led by the recent resolution passed by LA Unified School District, are starting to move on technology use and screen time in school — setting hard grade-level limits, blocking YouTube and gaming platforms on school devices, eliminating devices for the youngest students, rolling back 1:1 device programs for older students, and requiring weekly screen reports to parents. Our superintendent and school board have already shown a willingness to engage with our community on these issues, and for that we are deeply grateful. They have the authority to act now. They do not need to wait for state guidance or federal standards. Dozens of districts have already moved forward, and ours can too. This sign-on letter is grounded in real resolutions that have already passed in districts across the country, the mounting evidence on the harms of excessive screen time for children, and direct feedback from more than 60 parents and community members who attended the district-hosted Community Conversations on school technology as well as the Haven Hold the Phone community conversation on May 3rd. It gives our district leaders a clear signal: this community is paying attention, and we're ready to partner with them to get this right.
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