Phone removal in the schools

Botch

Interesting story on the news this morning.  A school in New York City locks away their students' phones upon entry, and they don't get them back until the end of the school day (not even during lunch) and it completely transformed the learning environment, not just test scores/engagement, but depression/suicidal thoughts/isolation were reduced significantly.  All these issues started and increased during the 2010's, long before the COVID thing happened.  They already do this in UK, France, Italy and Portugal.    
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/growing-number-of-schools-across-us-require-students-to-lock-away-phones/
 
Most schools supposedly require kids to keep their phones in their pockets during class, but we were all students before and know how well that would work. Neat advancement.  

Gulfcoastguy

I wonder how that performs vis a vis school shootings?

Legume

Gulfcoastguy said:

I wonder how that performs vis a vis school shootings?

They'd probably have to take their guns too.

Gulfcoastguy

During the Virginia Tech shooting my niece was hiding in a closet and using her phone on text to get in touch with campus police. 

JohnInCarolina

Gulfcoastguy said:

During the Virginia Tech shooting my niece was hiding in a closet and using her phone on text to get in touch with campus police. 

Insisting that kids be able to keep their phones because there might be a shooting seems like an instance where we’ve lost the plot.  

fishlessman

JohnInCarolina said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

During the Virginia Tech shooting my niece was hiding in a closet and using her phone on text to get in touch with campus police. 

Insisting that kids be able to keep their phones because there might be a shooting seems like an instance where we’ve lost the plot.  

can we insist that police officers dont check cell phones and use hand sanitizer during a school shooting....

HeavyG

JohnInCarolina said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

During the Virginia Tech shooting my niece was hiding in a closet and using her phone on text to get in touch with campus police. 

Insisting that kids be able to keep their phones because there might be a shooting seems like an instance where we’ve lost the plot.  

Welcome to 'Murica!

BuckeyeFork

This place is a clown show.  Their is no constitutional right to carry a phone.

fishlessman

BuckeyeFork said:

This place is a clown show.  Their is no constitutional right to carry a phone.

Free speech, possibly .....

Canugghead

Botch said:

... but depression/suicidal thoughts/isolation were reduced significantly...

Wondering if elimination of daytime online bullying may be a factor?