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NJ school district to allow officials to go through students' phones in effort to stop bullying

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BAYVILLE, Ocean County (WABC) -- A school district in New Jersey is taking action after a student died by suicide last year after she was bullied by her peers.  The Central Regional School District in Ocean County says it will allow officials to look through students' cell phones.  The district is also requiring middle school students to leave their phones in special holders.  High schoolers have to turn them off or put them completely away.

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