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Originally Posted by Gettingoutofdodge
There is a program/pouch (yondr) now being used in some NYC schools that locks the cell phone up while the student is in school and unlocks when the day is over. I’m not sure how it works but it does.
My son is a K-8 Principal and though all the above problems mentioned above are real, not having cell phones is beneficial in other ways. It cuts down on social media usage, bullying and going to the bathrooms to meet other students, rampant texting during lessons and so much more.
He has used this pouch for two years and it works.
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Good for him. The good points of stopping cell phone use outweigh the bad points.