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My kid's school district is voting on its phone policy in [WEEKS]. Two versions on the table, and only one actually changes anything: K–12, bell to bell, away all day, districtwide.
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110 phone glances a day. That's the median teen, per Common Sense Media.
We're asking kids to focus through something most adults can't. Colorado is voting on this district by district. Make yours pick K–12, bell to bell, away all day, districtwide.
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The thing teachers in phone-free schools say first isn't "kids are paying attention." It's "lunch got loud again."
Two weeks of pushback, then the conversations come back.
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Every Colorado school district has to set a new phone policy by July 2026. Most are leaning toward "phones in pockets" or middle school only. Neither version actually changes anything, and the research is unanimous on it.
The ask is K–12, bell to bell, away all day, districtwide. Phones stored from the first bell to the last. Every grade. Every school in the district. Including recess, lunch, hallways, and passing periods.
If you've watched your kid get pulled into a screen and wished you could give them six hours back where the pull just wasn't there, that's what this does.
UP is a coalition of Colorado parents, teachers, and partners asking school boards to pick the version that works. 30-second email at the link in bio.
#UnplugPlugIn #PhoneFreeSchools #ColoradoSchools #BellToBell
My kid is in [GRADE] and the conversation in our house has been the same one I keep having with other parents at pickup: I don't want her to have a phone yet. I also don't want her to be the only one without one.
Every Colorado district is voting on its phone policy this spring. The version teachers and parents are asking for is K–12, bell to bell, away all day, districtwide. Phones stored from the first bell to the last, every grade, every school. It changes the default for everyone, so my kid isn't the only one without one at recess or in the cafeteria.
30-second email to your school board at the link in bio.
#UnplugPlugIn #PhoneFreeSchools
The moment you put the phone down and look up.
Make your district's school day phone-free → unplugplugin.org
#UnplugPlugIn #PhoneFreeSchools
Two voices
A note for anyone in Colorado with a kid in public school, or who works on youth development:
Every district in the state has to adopt a new phone policy by July 2026. Most are choosing between a half-measure (phones in pockets, middle school only, or opt-in by building) and the version that's been shown to work: K–12, bell to bell, away all day, districtwide. Phones stored from first bell to last, every grade, every school, including recess, lunch, and passing periods.
The research is clear that only the second version moves the outcomes anyone cares about: focus, peer connection, and adolescent mental health markers. A 2024 Norwegian study showed schools that went phone-free all day saw roughly 46% less bullying for girls, GPA gains concentrated in low-income students, and reduced psychological symptoms. Half-measure schools showed nothing.
The reason that gap matters: voting windows are short, and most boards haven't heard from parents yet. They're making decisions based on the loudest voice in the inbox.
If you're inclined, unplugplugin.org has a 30-second email template for your board. That's the actual ask.
Phone-free schools is one of those rare issues where the research, the teacher reports, and the parent reports all point the same way, and the policy debate is still wide open.
Colorado is the test case. Every district has until July 2026 to set a policy. There's a clean A/B opportunity playing out in real time: districts choosing partial versions versus districts choosing K–12, bell to bell, away all day, districtwide.
Worth watching. unplugplugin.org has the campaign details.
Two voices
Hey [GROUP NAME], wanted to flag this for the parents in here.
Every Colorado school district has to vote on its phone policy by July 2026. Most are leaning toward versions that don't actually change anything (phones in pockets, phones at lunch, middle school only, opt-in by building). The version that works is K–12, bell to bell, away all day, districtwide. Phones stored from when they walk in until when they leave, every grade, every school.
There's a 30-second email template at unplugplugin.org for your district's school board. Enter your address and it pulls up the exact people to send to.
If you've been wishing your kid's school day had less phone in it, this is the moment.
The moment you put the phone down and look up.
Colorado school boards are voting on phone policies right now. Tell yours you want K–12, bell to bell, away all day, districtwide.
unplugplugin.org
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TikTok & Reels
my kid checks her phone 110 times a day. that's the median. and we wonder why focus is gone.
the ask: K–12, bell to bell, away all day, districtwide. unplugplugin.org for the campaign
#phonefreeschools #unplugplugin #coloradoschools
if your district hasn't voted yet, your school board is reading their inbox right now. unplugplugin.org
#unplugplugin #parentsofcolorado #phonefreeschools
Videos · post these to your channels
Videos.
Partner content you can post directly. Open the video, grab the YouTube share link or download, and post to your channel with one of the captions above. Tag the partner. Tag UP.
Got your own?
Submit a 30-second video.
Record yourself, your kid, or your school's hallways. Tell us why K–12, bell to bell, away all day, districtwide matters where you are. We'll feature what works across the campaign — paid social, the website, partner emails. You pick what you opt into.
Submit a video →For the actual passing-it-on
DM, email, WhatsApp.
Short. Link-ready. The DM is for "hey would you share this." The email is for forwarding to a parent network. The WhatsApp is what the coalition partners specifically asked for.
DM (text or Instagram)
Hey, wanted to send this your way. Every Colorado school district is voting on a phone policy by July 2026, and most parents I know want the strict version: K–12, bell to bell, away all day, districtwide. There's a 30-second email template at unplugplugin.org. If your kid is in school here, it's worth a minute. ❤️
Email forward
Subject: 30 seconds, your school board needs to hear from you
Hi [NAME],
Every Colorado school district has to set a new phone policy before July 2026. Most are leaning toward half-measures (phones in pockets, phones during lunch, phones in passing periods, middle school only). The version that actually moves the needle is K–12, bell to bell, away all day, districtwide. Phones stored from the first bell to the last, every grade, every school.
The campaign asking school boards to pick the stronger version is at unplugplugin.org. There's a 30-second email template that pulls up your specific district once you enter your address.
If your kids are in school here, or you know parents whose kids are, this is one of the cleanest, fastest things you can do.
[YOUR NAME]
WhatsApp / group chat
📵 ➡️ 🌳
Every Colorado school district is voting on its phone policy before July 2026. The ask: K–12, bell to bell, away all day, districtwide.
30-second email to your school board: unplugplugin.org
Pass it on if you've got parent friends in CO.
Attribution
Who to credit, what to link.
- The campaign isn't yours, and it isn't any single org's. Credit it as "the Unplug Plug In coalition" or "the Colorado Phone-Free Schools coalition" rather than any one logo.
- If you're a coalition partner, use your own brand alongside, not instead.
- When you repost a partner video, credit the partner first. Stand For Children. Smartphone Free Childhood. The campaign tag goes second.
- Canonical link is unplugplugin.org. For district-specific posts, the personalized variant is
unplugplugin.org/?d=DISTRICT-KEY. - If you're posting a quote from a coalition member, name them. If you're posting a parent's words, get their permission.