🌱 Patch AM: How strict is Dexter’s new no-phones-at-school policy?

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In today's newsletter:

• How strict is Dexter's new no-phones-at-school policy?

Also on today's calendar: Drop-In Lego Club for Grades K-8 and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 50 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 54.
• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dexter Schools is Headed into the New School Year with a Cell Phone Policy that has Consequences (thesuntimesnews.com) — Dexter Community Schools is enforcing a strict new "bell-to-bell" cell phone ban this school year, with escalating consequences starting at device confiscation and parent contact. District leaders say the policy, shaped by community input and new state law, aims to cut distractions, support mental health, and keep Dexter students more focused and engaged in class.
   

📸 Around Dexter

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dexter

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Monday August 24
• We the People: Quakers and the Birth of the American Anti-Slavery M
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Red Cross Blood Drive
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  10:00 am
Wednesday August 26
• Wild For Woodpeckers - Session 1
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  11:00 am
• Wild For Woodpeckers - Session 2
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  1:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• One-on-One Technology Help
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
• Gentle Restorative Yoga for Stress and Anxiety Relief
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  9:30 am
• Marching Band
  Dexter High School Dexter, MI 48130
  5:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Mill Creek Back-to-School Bash (kids only)
  Mill Creek Middle School Dexter, MI 48130
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Drop-In Lego Club for Grades K-8 →
  Dexter District Library, 3255 Alpine, Dexter
  4:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Chess Club for Kids and Teens →
  Dexter District Library, 3255 Alpine, Dexter
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• KinderConcert for Ages 5 and Under →
  Dexter District Library, 3255 Alpine, Dexter
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• BOE Regular Mtg
  Whitmore Lake Public Schools Whitmore Lake High School, 7430 Whitmore Lake Rd, Whitmore Lake\
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Building PD
  Ann Arbor STEAM Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  8:30 am
• Food Pantry-Whitmore Lake Area Human Services →
  Whitmore Lake Area Human Services, 9075 Brookside Dr, Whitmore Lake
  10:00 am
• Popsicles on the Playground
  Ann Arbor STEAM Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is this your dog?
  Found 8/21/26 on Baker Road in Dexter. Looks like a terrier mix, very friendly, 17 lb, intact male, heavily matted. Call 734-426-2321 and leave a… (Nextdoor South Dexter)

• Travel America / Petro - TA Operating, LLC posted a job opening for Porter - PT in Dexter. Apply here.
• P.F. Chang's China Bistro posted a job opening for Expeditor in Ann Arbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dexter here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chelsea

• City of Chelsea: Notice of Planning Commission Public Hearing 9/15/26 (thesuntimesnews.com)

Ann Arbor

• The odyssey of Ann Arbor: town is steeped in Greek history, culture (mlive.com)
• MITechNews Building Michigan AI Company Directory — AI Firms Invited To Join For September Launch (mitechnews.com)
• Michigan's Best Private High Schools Ranked for 2026 (club937.com)

Ok Dexter! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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