We, the students and parents of the Middlesex County Magnet Schools are dissatisfied with the decisions of our Administrators and the proposed Cell-Phone Ban using Doorman, and respectfully request the School Board/Administration to reconsider and revise this policy.

We do acknowledge the school's intention to create a better, more focused learning environment for students, however using Doorman to accomplish this may prove the exact opposite.

Our concerns with Doorman(and this policy) include:

• Stolen Personal Information
• Alignment/Data-Sharing with the U.S./Israeli Military
• Extreme Vagueness in Policies
• Contradicting Policies
• Lack Of Information About The Company
• Battery Draining
• Constant Surveillance
• Inability To Contact Family(especially in Emergencies)
• Increased Stress Due To Lack Of Solace(Music/White Noise/Etc.)
• And So On...

We respectfully request that our School Board:

• Eliminates the requirement to download/use Doorman on personal devices
• Establishes a far less intrusive Cell Phone Policy
• Publishes a new "MCMS Electronic Device Policy" on Genesis to confirm these changes
• Give Students/Parents a voice in any future decisions that may impact them directly

We believe that the best solution would be to require all students to keep their phones silent/off in their bags/lockers at all times, with the obvious exception of an emergency(whether it be medical, a drill, or otherwise).

This revised policy has already been implemented in Spotswood High School due to student backlash, and also complies with the law (P.L. 2025, c. 195).

If there are any doubts concerning our issues, please refer to this email: shanaam28@mcmsnj.net

Thank You For Your Time.