Texas School implements No-Phone Policy With Mixed Reactions 

That's a huge budget for schools that are already struggling. At our nearest high , the teacher collects them in a box. Then hands them out as they leave for the next class.

This is a good idea. I see so many parents staring at their phones instead of interacting .

Our teens teachers just put a clear shoe holder over the door and kids drop their phones into a pouch when entering and then grab them when exiting. Not a single phone was stolen and kids checked messages from parents between classes and at lunch. Doesn't cost 400k.

Yes. Wouldn't have to do it, if, we have never allowed them.

saw a different report which has staff collecting and placing into manila envelopes at school entry. cheaper and keeps students from messing around with and possibly damaging the pouches.

The only phones in my school 50 years ago where in the office and we made it through school!!!

$400000!? I can understand keeping it out of the kids' hands, but is that really the most cost effective solution? O.o

Teachers have absolutely no right

Those pouches won’t work. All it takes is for one powerful magnet to release that pouch.

Some schools are a joke when it comes to rules and regulations such as cell phones polices because the students at these schools walk all over the employees due to the lenient discipline policies. The students know they can break the rules and regulations and not get hard consequences, so they basically do whatever they want including being on their phones all day even though they are not allowed to. Because of this, some schools are like the circus, the students are the ring leaders, and the employees are the clowns...

"Trying to develop life-long habits" - most adult workplaces allow you to use your phone.

Phone hiding and smuggling. That’s how I’d do it if I was 11 and at one of those schools. Hide it in my clothes- go to the bathroom and use it if I felt the need to use it. Granted the smart kids ain’t using it all the time

I’m sorry but wen there is a school shooting in Texas and shooting around school I would never allow my child to be with out a phone at the end of the day Texas won’t protect my child’s life and now they want want to take the only communication away from them to at least say goodbye to us the parents and what safety plan did uvalde have for those poor kids if they didn’t have a phone no one would know the truth about how they died and how the law let them die

I didn’t even have my own landline until i was 15 😹

Yes!!!!!

In TX anyone being able to get gun,.including 18 yrs olds, no matter what.......Sure, then take away the phones that the children would use to call their parents to say their terrified or tell them they love them or call 911 when there's a shooter in the building..

This is great but are you really citing research by the company that makes these

Their phones should stay in their bags. Period. They have no place being on their desk while they are learning. In a front pocket makes is accessible in case of an emergency, which is what should be every school's standard. The gadget they are showing is completely unnecessary. And more of a hindrance in an emergency, not to mention prohibitedly expensive for schools that have many more important things they need to purchase. Now and always!

Great idea.

Great idea!

Bravo Texas Schools

What if there was a shooter on campus, what if there was a fire on campus they wont be able to contact their parents, this is a safety issue, disgusting

No state should have this law in place 1:00

Good.

Something that jumps out at people (who aren't also staring at their play phones constantly) is that kids (students) can't read, write, or speak a coherent sentence. The ability to communicate is gone, mainly because as long as you're dicken around with a play phone all day, there's no need to communicate. The same goes for "grown ups." It's only just one reason why the United States has become a 3rd world, has been "country." Now go waddle the aisles of Walmart for Chinese junk and load it in your foreign car (while squealing for handouts).

I can testify that since my math department decided to have kids hang up their phones on, what was meant to be a calculator pouch, for the whole class period, they are engaged, paying attention and there are less, a lot less, attitude or behavior issues.

if youre scared about your kids safety, then dont feed them any sweets, homeschool them, and buy them a life alert.

Banning phones is a great idea. The gimmick they are using, a terrible idea. Someone is making money off this.

Carrollton Farmers Branch Independent school district should implement this

Wel buy yourkid a flipphone

Oh heck no! I lived down the road from Heath High School when Michael Carneal killed 3 and injured 5. NO WAY would my child have their phone locked up. My child would be able to call 911 or me! You people are crazy if you think taking a phone is safe. It’s NOT!

I like the idea to have the student put the phones in pouches that than on the wall. They don't need to have them on them all the time. I used to substitute teach preschool to 12th grade. Every classroom at all the different schools all have phones that are sitting on the teacher's desk or on the wall. Also, a lot of schools are working with agencies to install big buttons on the walls throughout the school to press if there is a shooter and then the agency has a direct feed to the school and can work with the police. Do you know how many times the student leaves the ringer on? If you call them when there is a shooter around, your kid is no longer invisible. They are told to go hide and be quiet. You can get your child a bulletproof backpack, or better yet there is a bunch of online school for k through 12. Also, I have seen many students throughout the years pull out their phones and put them under their desks, and keep looking at their crouch. Yes, we see them on their phones when they should be reading or paying attention.

Voila! With a V not a W!

we live in a one-party consent State which means students can legally record conversations with other students, teachers and staff in areas of the campus where there is no expectation of privacy. They really don't care that students are distracted. This argument is a red herring.

Just ban smartphones for anyone under 13 or even up to 15. Kids DON'T need smartphones. Prove me wrong...

I don't understand the parents concern as far as emergencies go. Children have done just fine in school for literally hundreds of years without phones.... if a shooter walks into that classroom and theyve in the corner on their phone, guess who they're targeting first?

HOW CAN STUDENTS RECORD BULLY ACTION?😥 AND TEACHER WHO DRINK ALCOHOL, MOSTLY BULLY

No thank you just but the in a pocket by the door

This is just telling that these teacher are old school. I hate the fact that you are forcing children to lock up their lifeline. I don’t care if it changes their brain. But it doesn’t change the fact that we’re in a different world where gun violence happen, and we need our phones in our pockets. Not in a lock pouch. We need our phones in case of emergency. And some people need their phones because they have type 1 diabetes. I need a phone because it’s the only way to stay connected with family. And if there is an emergency in the building, what if those locked pouches can’t open at all, and they’re stuck? Also, someone invented something on our pants. They’re called “pockets”! Also, Apple invented something as well. It’s called “Do Not Disturb”. You can’t force children to not have their phones. Think of the consequences during an emergency if a school shooter enters the school, and a student is killed before he or she can text their last words to their parents. Because their phone is locked somewhere, where they can’t reach out to their family. A phone is also important because it has benefits that we need to stay alive. Think about it.

It might sound calloused but, I’d be willing to bet that the number of individuals of whose mental health has been negatively-effected due to school-shooting atrocities (both short term and long term) pales in comparison to the number of people who suffer an array of mental health crises due to school-related social media usage (both long and short term) Let’s round up and say there’s 3-5 school shootings a year (💔) i have no concept of how many lives are impacted but if you compare that to social media related bullying and trauma… even if you round down, that’s got to impact 30%-50% of EVERY high school in America.

All schools should require this

What happens if a doctors office or dentist needs to get ahold of the students.

There is nothing controversial about it. They don't need phones at that age at all.

Not buying it. But let's play along. What about parents having their kids go to school w/bodycams instead & that way the inappropriate behavior from the staff can still be captured on video much like any emergency situation. Parents that can please take your kids out of these schools and homeschool your kids. Especially, if they're kids of color in marginalized districts.

Wouldn’t it be great if all schools did this?