Ohio school district bans cellphones - and sees positive results

School leaders at the Dayton public school district decided to ban cellphones from all middle and high school campuses and as the school year comes to a close, they’re already seeing improvements in reading, math and social interaction between students. NBC’s Vicky Nguyen reports for TODAY.
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[@mokaLARE]

When you see a phone hidden in a food takeaway box, you know the addiction has reached the highest level.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

Exactly! I would think the steam from the food would ruin the phone.

[@boohere2]

When I was in school, high school that is....cell phones were there but not quite popular. I don't even think the iPhone had been released yet. Anyways, the school policy then was you couldn't use any cell phone under a school roof. Students actually listened to that. Only outside not under roof they could use it.

[@Vs-hl7zq]

They got to be dirty too

[@WorldCitizenW]

Ziplock bag 😅​@@jenniferhansen3622

[@tn420animations9]

@@boohere2 at my school they will take your phone. And break it.

[@javiruiz8365]

Umm parents act like we all had phones in the 90s lol! In case of an emergency you call the school or you go to the school! 🙄🙄🙄😂😂😂

[@LynIsALilADHD]

I did have one in the 90s because of the drive I had to make to school everyday. It WAS NOT allowed to be out in school. Had to be in my backpack or my car. More schools need to go this route.

[@adabong]

yall didnt have this amount of school shootings though. students should be able to call their loved ones during one or 911. until they find a way to stop school shootings there should be no cell phone ban.

[@aminachaudhry3450]

@@adabong ⁠​​⁠admin usually calls 911 during school shootings. How is being able to reach family during a school shooting going to protect them? It won’t, when a school shooting happens you need to hide or run. Contacting family isn’t going to help. The pros of this far outweigh the cons.

[@nilmerg]

​@@adabong people always point to mental health as a cause of school shootings. the school's approach has resulted in better mental health outcomes, has better encouraged socialization between students, & reduced bullying. prevention is always best.

[@adabong]

@@nilmerg idk it does have a positive effect but a phone ban isnt going to stop these shootings and will make a school shooting scenario even more terrifying than it already is. there needs to be something done about those shootings first then i would agree with phone bans but right now it seems like everyone could care less about them and are for some reason more focused on phones and dress codes which is insane.

[@Brandon-ch2ot]

I grew up in the 90s without cellphones. Still miss those days

[@willh7352]

Oh definitely

[@jessicaf2924]

I'm a 95 baby born in 1995 and grew up with no phone till I was in after school soccer and even than my first phone was a flip phone that was only used to make emergency calls and take pictures/videos as poor of quality as it was it was a functioning device - I miss the simpler days of little to no use of cell phones and children playing outside and hanging out with friends taking a picture on a film camera or cheap digital camera and little to no cell phones arount

[@gilwood7530]

Born in the 60s ...the phone was such a small part of our life growing up

[@anguswhat3850]

❤

[@Irishrose18]

Born in the 70s, I say often how much I miss the days before cellphones and being “available” 24/7. Kids today are seriously lacking basic social skills. It’s quite sad.

[@frankferrero5827]

This should be done WORLDWIDE!! About time people put a stop to this.

[@TheIrishRushin]

Take away more of people's rights? Good thinking 👍

[@SmithStories7877]

​@@TheIrishRushinTeaching kids to learn and now be dummed down and reliant on a device mindlessly scolling and so addicted your hiding it in your food. Yes, good thinking 👍

[@TheIrishRushin]

@@SmithStories7877 There are better ways of going about it than giving the *authorities* more power to tell everyone what to do and the power to punish. It's not the way.

[@Nahjustchief01109]

@@SmithStories7877he is right there are better ways then completely banning phones

[@zuziiice8907]

Honestly idk, think it would be better if there was a better way to regulate the phones, like every class change to turn it into the teacher during class time and when you get to lunch then you'd get it back to check in with parents or loved ones to let them know how school is going.. that is just me though.

[@Why_So_Serious_279]

Smart Phones have become the new crack cocaine in society.

[@nightowl425]

Well...there's crack and then there's cocaine. They're not 1 drug.

[@CalebsExoticsAndMore]

Phones are a better form of crack than actual crack

[@roscoe2621]

@@nightowl425 we use them so much to the point it makes us look addictive

[@CalebsExoticsAndMore]

@user-rl7mt4gh3o the better way is to use your phone… because a phone is a mini computer

[@Maelodas]

Cocaine is Americas cup of coffee.

[@DADVICETV]

Phone addiction is a real problem, even for adults. This is a great way to help kids cut distractions and encourage engagement with those around them.

[@SJHFoto]

That's why I don't have a smartphone. People think I'm crazy, but I can still run my business, and I also have MANY miles driving (you can see on my channel that I am nearing 400k miles on my car) and haven't been in an accident that was my fault (distracted driving is rampant even at 80mph/132kmh on the highway)

[@whoishim2998]

@@SJHFotowant a Sticker 😅

[@PrincessofKeys]

Im not a social person so I'd rather not personally but I get it

[@John-Anderson]

You shouldnt be doing this they dont be comfortable. Ansd its not safe a teacher can abuse them now and no one can pull out there camera or call for help or another student they know no one can call for help now

[@aya5468]

There weren't many people with phones when I was in school. When 9/11 happened I was in a votech and all of us got back not knowing why every adult was crying lol But my school was in a good location to not really care about cellphones anyway. It was a small town sorta area.

[@naturelove831]

😂😂😂😂 those kids are hiding stuff like inmates and drug traffickers 😂 that food container took me out

[@jnnfr4387]

Right! I used to work in a prison. Reminded me of Contraband searches.

[@LindaC616]

My students this year were required to put them in a basket that set on my desk during class. I would have to watch them like a hawk to make sure that they all put their phones in the basket, because some always tried to slip through. One kid who is definitely addicted to his phone, because tutoring staff have noticed it as well, put his phone in the basket. He sat 3 ft from me. At the end of class, instead of rushing to pull out his phone, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a second phone...🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Cosmo_P0litan]

@@LindaC616 I wonder where he found the money to purchase a second phone...

[@LindaC616]

@Cosmo_P0litan I am pretty certain this kid is on scholarship at this very expensive private school. But he also has two laptops- one to keep open for information searches and the second one for typing up whatever homework he's supposed to be doing. He refuses to believe that he can do anything without backing himself up with internet searches, etc. It's really quite sad. He's not involved in anything illegal, because he's living at the school and they have kids locked up and occupied until bedtime every night. People at the resource center have commented on how, when he is separated from his phone buy a few feet, he comments and obsesses over it. The phone is on a shelf 15 ft away, and he gets upset about not being able to reach it.

[@naturelove831]

@@LindaC616 😂😂😂😂 that kid definitely has a problem

[@UncommonSense1776]

Tell the parent to call the front desk if they need to get in touch with their kid. It’s like some of these folks don’t realize there was a time before tech in your pocket.

[@iammamak3]

Unfortunately, sometimes the school encourages it.

[@zerocool911]

It's like when the people get there car towed and screen n say I have to pick up my kids.. like they don't know they're are busses or Uber or bikes or hey even walking

[@channingboy6456]

@@zerocool911there kids could be 30 miles away. They suppose to walk 30 miles lol. And some people can’t afford those options.

[@ndub7491]

@@channingboy6456then I guess they should’ve thought about that before parking where they shouldn’t have. Sounds like a “their” problem.

[@prettyythugg]

so are we just no longer acknowledging that school shootings exist and do happen?

[@VampyreBassist]

My mom: "You're addicted to your phone, you couldn't survive without it" Also my mom when I'm at the gym, with girlfriend, friends, etc: "I texted you and called you, why didn't you answer?! I need to order something on Amazon!" I'm 29...

[@ElJorro]

Nothing is perfect…

[@nilmerg]

i remember my mom getting mad at me for using the phone a ton in middle school (i didn't really have friends aside from online at the time). later there was a time in high school where we arrived home after she picked me up. was talking to her about something serious or personal, but she just kept looking at texts or facebook while sitting next to me in the car going "uh huh." she'll still do it now. i at least always had the courtesy of setting the phone aside or looking up from it to show that people have my attention when talking to me then and now.

[@triple7marc]

That's not a very good argument. Your mom expects you to have your phone with you and use it as a phone (to contact her), not to mess around with it.

[@Ash_NuggTato]

So, your still supposed to let people know who you are, no matter the age, its called caring, and if your in a wreck or something happens to you she wont even know where you last was or where you was headed or coming from

[@triple7marc]

@@Ash_NuggTato 29 years old and still hasn’t grown up lol

[@riyanwilliams7664]

All of America should do this not rocket science

[@tn420animations9]

No. In my day they take my phone then I get stuck at the school because I can't call anyone.

[@EXShadowEX]

@@tn420animations9 Then administration gives the phone back, that simple

[@redzeroo6068]

@@tn420animations9 Use the administrators office phone?? Like has anyone not done that back then?

[@brt5273]

​​​​@@tn420animations9 Are you even capable of comprehending the video? They take the phones in the morning, for the day...not forever. Maybe you should restrict your youtube comments to before 4:19 daily...🙄

[@WaveRider1989]

​@tn420animations9 lol 😆 can't call anyone. You think people couldn't contact others before cell phones ?

[@Sam-ul1cg]

Should be mandatory in all schools

[@Crystal_curls85]

I agree. This would be great.

[@iabbyschannel]

As a high school teacher, I fully support this!

[@johnshafer7214]

As a substitute teacher and a parent of two children I approve of this too!

[@John-Anderson]

You shouldnt be doing this they dont be comfortable. Ansd its not safe a teacher can abuse them now and no one can pull out there camera or call for help or another student they know no one can call for help now

[@faithcyan2462]

Commie

[@jacobWeaver-qw8lc]

I see teachers on their phones during class this is not fair if I was a student I would hide my phone in my pocket if teachers could be on their phones students can too!!

[@300Walk]

You modern era high school teachers are insufferable 😂😂😂

[@lilblackfish2009]

this is not new growing up the 2000s phones were not alowed in school and you have to handed over if you get caught

[@DellWard]

Ok...what does that have to do with what needs to be done now? Was the cell phone addiction as bad as it is now? Was there tiktok and Instagram to distract students? This is obviously being done now for similar but also different reasons.

[@smorris281]

@@DellWard If a teacher tries taking a phone away from students today, they get pepper sprayed.

[@javiruiz8365]

That’s how it was in the late 90s! The issue is that they where not smart phones and people where not as addicted to them.

[@shawnafsworld7431]

In 2009 & 2010. , Phones we’re barely having Wi-Fi and Texting & Things like that. Sooo ? LOL 😂 What we’re You Doing Then we’re you born back then or NO……?

[@jtgh922]

I'm not sure where you all grew up, but I graduated HS in 2002, and we NEVER had to give up our phones in school, and my friends and I all turned out ok! 95% of my class went on to college in a class of 250 students! It's amazing that, on one hand, these politicians can preach all about parental choice, but as soon as an issue comes up that THEY don't agree with, the parental rights go out the window, and it's not just with the phones! They want parents involved ONLY until they start asking too many questions, then they start removing them from school board meetings for being "disruptive"

[@goodcitizen6334]

Quitting Facebook, Instagram, Twitter over 7 years ago…one of the best changes I ever made in my life. Focus changes immediately. I am not as addicted to the phone as my cohorts. Good stuff.

[@khalyllwilliams8872]

And Tik tok?

[@someguywithmtndew5691]

im addicted to youtube

[@Noneofyourbizniz1]

@@khalyllwilliams8872TikTok is like crack and where these kids are getting most of the misinformation and conspiracy BS floating around. It’s sad to see. These kids are being brainwashed right in front of our eyes

[@cokikillide5855]

@@someguywithmtndew5691 Me too. I can stop whenever I want. I just don't want too.

[@WorldCitizenW]

I know someone who graduated from SDSU, working full-time and gave up his iPhone and bought a normal flip phone, to avoid all social media

[@MotorCityPhoenix313]

We were allowed to carry phones in school, however if a teacher saw it out of your pocket or bag, it was an automatic detention. We never had any issues.

[@LarisseMontrose]

Same. Even worse if you had it out when there was a test. They'd just assume you'd used it to cheat and you'd get a 0. We had our phones if there was an emergency and it wasn't allowed to be a distraction.

[@jefflewis4]

If there's not a problem there's not need to ban them. This school obviously had a problem.

[@ndub7491]

Great! What worked for you all, obviously may not work for everyone. In this case, your situation wouldn’t have or wasn’t beneficial. Clearly.

[@JulsHorrorStories]

Bruh, they be learning how to sneak stuff like its prison 😂

[@rewdskwid]

The American education system is modeled after the prison system. School taught me that jails were the first thing we built when we came to the colonies.

[@Family4eva888]

😂 for real.

[@drippyyello7413]

I would have use my app watch 😂😂😂

[@Hippitidippity]

Parents wake up.. if you made it through the 90s without a cell phone your kids can make it without one you only give it to them so you don't have to watch them

[@user-sf9gs2pg1b]

Not entirely true, times change. That’s like saying, because your generation only rode horses, people can still get away with that today. Or since people didn’t have the internet, nobody needs it in this modern age. Sure, you don’t need a cell phone in class, or even in general, but your friends are going to ask for your number so that they can call or text you after school, many prefer texting. You’ll be like a social pariah without a phone when you can’t text any of your friends. Plus phones aren’t all bad. With smartphones, you can use them to measure things, to take photos, have a flashlight, call the cops, text your family, ask ChatGPT-4o to explain a concept you don’t get, etc. It’s about how you use phones. Families could restrict the phone to only use apps that are beneficial and no distracting apps or something. Or have beneficial apps only on weekdays but all apps on weekends.

[@GNarlyk1tten]

90 were diffrent this is a diffrent genration especially with the gun issues

[@DavidKen878]

Do you know how ridiculous this statement is?

[@actual_doge3221]

I remember a lot of times in school I needed a cell phone for something the teachers told us about. Especially the dual enrollment courses. Times are different banning the cellphones isn't a good idea in the event of an emergency. Unless the school has really good plans for that, it isn't worth cutting the kids communication.​@@GNarlyk1tten

[@imthebest4957]

​@@DavidKen878Nah it's true! You're a lazy parent. Be offended all you want

[@GarC170]

I graduated in 07. Cells were banned back then. The rule even extended to teachers.

[@angelc286]

The cellphones didnt keep us chronically online in 07, texting was the biggest issue. Different times 😂 😢

[@thaintriguing1]

Bro, they banned flip phones in your days, not smart phones 😂

[@RCenal]

​@@thaintriguing1 They still had games and could still text

[@knight808.]

@@thaintriguing1Nah they did ban smart phones too. 2016 too

[@GarC170]

So long it’s hard to remember but I believe it was mostly ringing and beeping teachers got annoyed with. So long ago….

[@michaelsheppard6714]

It needs to be nationwide in schools.

[@gilwood7530]

Jobs too unless a phone is needed

[@melissagriffin7515]

It is about time! These kids are addicted to those things. They need to communicate with one another.

[@taylorembach8559]

I didn't get a cellphone until after HS

[@RudieObias]

I didn’t get a cellphone until I graduated from college. Same with getting an email address 😅

[@smorris281]

We didn't have smartphones when I graduated in 2007, I was still passing paper notes. Half my class didn't even have flip phones either. Looking back, We we better off not having smartphones.

[@javiruiz8365]

@@smorris281we had phones in the late 90s! Many kids had cellphones! I got my first cellphone after highschool in college like in 2002

[@boardcertifiable]

I didn't get a smartphone until 2015. I only had a flipphone until then.

[@hallamanda1644]

My first phone was a flip and paid for it myself with money from babysittting and a Walmart gift card from a reading contest from the library. Think I was 15 at the time I’m 31 now.

[@anonnnymousthegreat]

As a core millennial, I remember in my jr high and hs days back in 2002-2007 that our phones got taken away if a teacher saw them out or us on them. And then we would have to have a parent or guardian come to the school to pick it up.

[@yunglo9394]

Try this one. If you got caught the first time your parent or guardian had to pick it up but if you got caught you had to pick it up at the Board of Education AT THE END OF THE YEAR!

[@nhino03]

This! I was about to write this comment and found yours. My sister goes to the HS now and they make tik toks in class, text and get in trouble for being on their phone the entire time. It is crazy the rule was ever removed

[@josephmedina6403]

Good Ol Days when a high school monitor came on the news for selling narcotics to an undercover with his 3 year old daughter in back seat ! He use to tell me “ im counting down the days your behind bars” 😳my how the tables have turned! 🤣🤣🤣

[@josephmedina6403]

And the janitor hated me too but he got caught having an underage girlfriend ! That’s right I’m not finished !🤣

[@Mebirduwine]

Facts

[@brattick123]

They ban phones but don’t fix the school system that’s been messed up since it’s creation. What a joke.😂

[@yunaiyy]

What problems?

[@smrtzttspanishenglishtutor67]

27 countries have banned phones in schools.

[@armaanchowdhury1690]

Doesn't mean we have to be like them.

[@JDReC100]

Keep in mind how big the US is and that each state is its own mini country in a "union". Congress isn't going to pass a "no phones in class" bill. That's completely up to each individual state.

[@victoriajenkins1424]

Those countries don’t have a school shooting problem.

[@brt5273]

Why this is just now a thing is mind boggling to me. The fact that kids were EVER allowed to have phones in class is INSANE to me.

[@Cryinginthecloudssss]

You won’t be saying that once your kid is in a school shooting and has no way to contact you

[@bigglou]

@@Cryinginthecloudssss When Combine happen, parents were glued to the news to find out what was happening.

[@lalalalisa41]

​@@CryinginthecloudssssIt is insane though. When I was in school, you so much as take out your phone during class, it gets taken away. Do it again and it's a suspension. Kids being on their phones during class when they should be learning is insane.

[@darkknight097]

​@Cryinginthecloudssss Are you a super hero? Them having a cellphone is not going to stop a school shooting from happening nor is alerting you rather than the authorities going to make the situation better.

[@MyFriendlyPup]

Planned to fail. A dumb generation relying on AI

[@Kari2025]

Wait, they’re surprised that taking phones away during school is having a positive outcome?!

[@nilmerg]

believe it or not, many adults still can't fathom or deny the rationale behind it

[@NotCaliRblx]

My concern is someone open firing and none of the students have cell phones to call for help.

[@OOFUS4103]

@@NotCaliRblxmost schools have phones in every classroom that are available, plus the teachers’ cell phones. They have very generous access to emergency contacts.

[@foreva_89]

" last years of childhood ". Powerful statement

[@Mebirduwine]

It's huge for these kids to socialize and interact again, I saw a group of friends sitting together all looking at the phone in silence it is sad

[@TNTkeynine]

As a Gen Z-er, I'm cool with these bans so far.

[@HummaKavula-DontVoteForStupid]

I’m a Gen-X-er. We didn’t have this problem in high school. Some students had pagrs, but nobody seem to think that that was a big deal.

[@HummaKavula-DontVoteForStupid]

@user-rl7mt4gh3o Not even my high school teachers had a cell phone back in 90 - 94 LOL

[@DuckCommenter]

You don't speak for all of Gen z buddy

[@HummaKavula-DontVoteForStupid]

@@DuckCommenter 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Cactiivx]

As another gen z-er, I’m fairly okay with this

[@splatoon_octo]

I wish journalists would stop asking leading questions: "Has your mental health improved?" Ask about their mental health but don't answer the question for them....

[@WitchOracle]

Agreed, then we could get real answers instead of just yes or no. A student could elaborate and say something like "at first it was hard for me to focus because I missed my phone, but as I got used to not having my phone in constant reach I was better able to focus on my classwork and socialize with the people around me." Or "it has been a difficult transition but I do see an impact on my grades." Or anything more sibstantive than "yes my mental health has improved." I want to know how! I want to hear more from the interviewee than the interviewer!

[@dorothybrown8859]

Real Journalists are a thing of the past.

[@OReily08080]

Good point

[@alwaysfoxes]

Works until something happens if i hadnt had my phone i wouldnt of been able to record proof of not only death threats but my principal defending her and not doing anything

[@trophyscene5015]

And yet Society has survived thus far throughout the centuries and decades without cell phones... if it worked in the 60s 70s 80s and 90s, we can survive now too... don't be so melodramatic.

[@JDReC100]

​@@trophyscene5015 you both have fair points. Some people won't believe certain things unless they see it. But phones are quite disrupting , and we've seen how bad they can be in the school setting. A double edged sword.

[@alwaysfoxes]

@@trophyscene5015 Yeah, and there was also a shooting stabbings and everything else as well.

[@SuperNova-mp5zp]

​@@trophyscene5015sure we survived, but would could say that alot more was gotten away with back then too... is that really a go thing?

[@gianellab.4953]

@@SuperNova-mp5zp Really goes down to what you care about the most, I'd say. If you want to put restraints on teachers first and foremost, leave kids their phones. But don't complain about education standards going down. I'm a teacher and I've taught in China (where phones get taken away) and in Canada (where they don't). Huge difference. I'm not even totally against it, as I see its use in the classroom, but it's near impossible to control, because they are addicted to it and *will* pull it out even when they could lose points for it (an addiction is just that, they themselves can't control it). It's basically setting up kids for failure rather than success. Better to just ban it, imo. The rest can be resolved in other ways. There were cameras in my classrooms in China, for instance. That should be enough to restrain teacher misbehavior.

[@microbios8586]

This should have begun 10 years ago. We are way behind in catching up to this horrendous problem.

[@armaanchowdhury1690]

You anti technology people will lose at the end.

[@aviatorsound914]

I believe this ban is also good because it allows students to actually socialize at lunch and throughout the school day instead of just on their phone all the time. Besides it actually allows for genuine, meaningful conversation to be produced Braden student using their phone, pulling up some random stuff and do it just for the sake of doing it. In addition to this. This can actually improve friendship at school and potentially solve some school relationship problems.

[@charlesdoesmore5488]

But then again, introverts are gonna be more depressed

[@samu-chan]

@@charlesdoesmore5488 just read a book or something?

[@KT28818]

@@samu-chan That’s what I did in school haha back in the early 2000’s.

[@nilmerg]

​@@charlesdoesmore5488 introverts existed before phones. what.

[@charlesdoesmore5488]

@@nilmerg Yeah, but they are more attached to be alone

[@MCeili]

Even during homeschooling we turned off our phones and set tablets to educational mode only.

[@eugenes9751]

If there's an emergency, call the school directly and they'll reach your child. This would be a good policy in life, not just schools.

[@Coolkc456]

As someone who was trapped in the bathroom during a code red lockdown, I can confirm that no one reached out to my mom to tell them I was missing. I used my phone to text her that I was hiding with my feet on the toilet seat.

[@trophyscene5015]

​@@Coolkc456I believe it. Unfortunately the teachers, and the majority of people, never care about the quiet intelligent kids

[@JDReC100]

​@@trophyscene5015 not all teachers. It's sad that some don't care, but don't lump them all into that category.

[@JDReC100]

​@@Coolkc456oof That's rough buddy

[@kurtwetzel154]

I agree but the phones make it faster. Can the school call every patient fast enough if they need to? I doubt it.

[@ianbattles7290]

I feel bad for these phone-addicted children that can't last a single day without one.

[@tiffanykoma4120]

Go Ohio!!!!! No more phones. These kids need to break this addiction.

[@CalebsExoticsAndMore]

It’s not an addiction politics are an addiction and it’s not healthy

[@charlesdoesmore5488]

Something bigger is gonna happen now...

[@KnoxvilleRailfanProductions]

What are you typing on? You go phoneless since you support this lol

[@peepsg]

Kids: but I want a phone

[@aminneci1]

@@KnoxvilleRailfanProductions difference: we’re adults. Kids don’t need smart phones, just give them a flip phone so they can actually focus in school to become productive adults.

[@user-vq1pj2yg8x]

Finally!!! Let the entire country do so!!!

[@CaleAdams]

Good luck 😂

[@sesamerblx23]

This is influencing lying and bad behaviors will show in future years.

[@thecriscokidd290]

I'm over here wondering if this is constitutional lol

[@ItzAwsomeWasTaken]

Texas a;so does this!

[@marytheresejacksonlutz2533]

Exactly

[@Truekingr6]

The principals took my phone and I had to pay 15 to get it back. He was arrested for SA on a minor. Who's laughing now

[@Jamal7JRW]

I agree with this method, it wasn’t an option back in my day (graduated 2005). All electronics were taken and you cannot get it back until your parents picked it up.

[@juanblanco4702]

Best Idea in the world. We didn’t have cell phones when I was in school. If an emergency came about just call the office and they will call the teacher.🤷🏾‍♂️

[@dmo848]

Boom winner winner chicken dinner

[@endearmentthedoe1191]

Yeah? What about with school shootings? What if it’s something the student finds embarrassing and doesn’t want shared? If my kid has a phone you best believe she’s going to keep it on her so she can get ahold of me if she needs to.

[@sharita7270]

Cut it out….. these children WILL survive WITHOUT their phone. It’s a shame when the child is more mature about it than the parent….sheesh Any emergency will be handled appropriately unless the administration is just that incompetent. The result will be no different whether calling via cell phone or office phone.

[@endearmentthedoe1191]

Yeah, because a parent wanting their child to be able to contact them immediately during an emergency is immature. Sure thing, bud. You can send your kids out without a means of contact. I will not.

[@carladavis1473]

​​@@endearmentthedoe1191how does having a phone help you with a school shooting except you get to say goodbye? And how long have we had cell phones? Kids have been going to school just fine. It's not a right to have a cell phone is school. Lol! It's a privilege. There is a difference. You sound like your under 25

[@paleobc65]

I was born in 1997 and went to highschool during 2011-2015 when smartphones were becoming a thing. My parents never gave me a smartphone and I felt so left out at school. Most people would be on their cellphones when and ignore me when I was just trying to talk to them.

[@wk187]

I’m sorry that you felt this way growing up, but I’m honestly jealous of you. I wish I had never become hooked on social media. It took me years to stop using Twitter and Facebook. I’ve never missed using them.

[@dilly7943]

This isn’t school this is prison.

[@dill-frescott]

If only they would be this serious about banning bullying...

[@seanrubiolo4055]

Honestly, phones are so toxic for growing kids’ mental health with all of the cyber bullying and comparing oneself to others. This is a great idea teaching the new generation how to have meaningful conversations with other people and focusing on the world around them, including learning in school.💡

[@Hippitidippity]

Yeah but parents are lazy now they don't have to raise and teach their children because KZbin will do it for them

[@jaydenhall6687]

@@Hippitidippity exactly nowadays they just hand there kid a tablet and the parent goes does whatever they want

[@JosueFragachan]

Instead of doing this with phones, they need to do this with vapes.

[@kathleenking47]

Both..since vapes can be causing gen Z to look as old as millennials Videogames are addicting Board games are a lot better..or card games

[@tn420animations9]

@@kathleenking47 millennials look younger than gen z.

[@tn420animations9]

That didn't stop people from smoking.

[@cuckertarlson5310]

Aren't all tobacco products illegal and prohibited in school?

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

Or both

[@acer1kylesf943]

I thought kids just kept their phones in their bookbags…

[@Mystic480]

YES! As much as I love technology, this is needed nationwide, even worldwide!

[@jennamartens5447]

Yesterday I realized I worked without my radio on in the background and didn't get as many calls as usual. I got more done and didn't feel stressed after work. We should also include a quiet period throughout the day to let our brains rest.

[@tn420animations9]

No. You have an addiction.

[@thaintriguing1]

Sleep?

[@nalee5233]

Lack of phone calls helps but whether or not background noise helps or hurts is really just different for different people, I can focus wayyyyyy better with some sort of background noise

[@emy942]

I miss the days when we would ask our friends to play afterschool in the playground. I feel like kids were much happier without the phone addiction

[@Hippitidippity]

I have three teenagers not one of them has or ever had a phone and it is exactly what they do after school they go skateboarding

[@GDUBLU_Fan]

@@Hippitidippitywow 😮

[@user-sf9gs2pg1b]

Where I live, it’s not very walkable, and there aren’t many playgrounds, so to meet at the playground wouldn’t really be feasible thanks to car dependency. Can’t walk anywhere now, it’s all a car drive away.

[@kathleenking47]

They were also outside.. getting vitamin D3

[@whoishim2998]

@@HippitidippityHmmm I grew up with a phone and we still always went outside…..I don’t think phones are the problem

[@BraveShowBoys]

Man since when were phones this big an issue? I had a phone and very rarely texted in class usually only to my parents in case of emergency. I generally slept in class cause i was bored. And nope i aced all my tests and classes. Participation wasnt graded, classwork was.

[@trophyscene5015]

Since social media became all that young people care about basically. I had a cell phone in school too, but there was no Instagram or SnapChat to be addicted to then 🤷‍♂️

[@josephoros2918]

My question is will they make exceptions for medical reasons such as diabetes. Newer Insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors require a cell phone with a data connection to work.

[@jessicaantonucci3720]

Probably a nurse have those stuff

[@dorothyharris2765]

They need a school mode put on the phones, then it won't get the notifications, or be able to do anything other than call 911, and track their locations. We need a GPS on kids because of people who have made bad choices, and taken children from school. Example: the teacher in Frederick County, Maryland who took elementary kids miles away from school, before anyone knew they were gone. So we need a GPS to be alerted that the kid is away from school, and where they are.

[@DeadAir21]

Well just microchip the kids then. Can’t lose those 😂

[@aminneci1]

A school mode that only parents have the password to turning on or off. That could work.

[@Lonemacaroon]

This is the definition of a helicopter parent so no

[@chickenmama823]

My son is 14 and is the only one in his friend group without a phone. My husband and I have been very resistant to getting him one. This is encouraging. I like seeing this.

[@laurad3497]

Same

[@ethanchasejackson]

If there was emergency how would your son contact you? Not trying to be rude but just asking

[@laurad3497]

@@ethanchasejackson if there was an emergency, the school would contact me. If there’s an emergency, she’ll use a friends phone. If there’s an emergency, she’ll be helpful and aware. Phones don’t guarantee anything other than distraction and dependence on it. Went through 9/11 and the northeast blackout without a cell phone. She’ll be fine for school days.

[@laurad3497]

Oh, she’s getting one before HS, but won’t have it at school yet. No need.

[@dmo848]

Smart person. Wait until 16 at least

[@alimahmud6926]

Most crazy thing is that schools are from 8 am to 4 pm. That’s like aconcentration camp

[@SkoobyShnacks]

I was in school during the 90’s/early 2000s when smart phones were nonexistent and I survived……just like many of you…kids these days don’t need phones in school. I think all schools should ban them

[@pennypizza3919]

Exactly the teachers need to have a bag with your name on it and they need to keep your phone locked up all day long during school and you only tet your phone back unless your family contacts you and its a pretty big emergency

[@elizabethorsillo7187]

GOOD!!! This needs to be NATION WIDE!!!

[@tn420animations9]

No

[@WhosUrPookie]

live a year without ur phone, i dare u you'll see how much we need phones now

[@pgppe9488]

At least someone is trying to do something to help the kids.

[@steelionx9255]

I know some people are going to say that students shouldn't have phones no matter what. Plus, I believe they're pretty soft regarding punishments. IMO, anyone using a phone during class or lunch = one day of detention.

[@jmtolerico]

My hat's off to those kids for being so mature and handling the situation so well good for them

[@teenahweenah2608]

This is such a great idea. Cell phones are crippling our society.

[@armaanchowdhury1690]

Or do boomers just hate technology?

[@trophyscene5015]

​@@armaanchowdhury1690Nope. It's the former.

[@Yavniell]

We would get suspended if we got caught with a cellphone back when I was in highschool lol

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

Same 😂 I guess we’re too old for the modern society now.

[@reddevil3277]

Same they always try to take our phones never really worked out though

[@Pandaman94]

Kids do NOT need phones in school period. They are there to LEARN. if there's an Emergency they should be allowed to call home. If it's an Emergency. A real emergency. Not some made up garbage. Kids are there to LEARN parents SHOULD support this decision. If a parent doesn't want this then sorry you are a Bad parent.

[@MomtoaFullHouse]

I'm not against kids not having phones at school but with the rise of technology in the classroom, I'm not sure how this works. My daughter is entering 11th grade and she can't even turn in an English paper without writing it in google docs and submitting it through Teams. She uses the Teams app to contact her teachers and uses the school's app to check on her grades and make sure her assignments are up to date and what's due that day. They use phones for research. I'm really curious if this school just doesn't require the kids to do and turn in work online or if they provide computers for each student (but isn't that just as bad?). My daughter's school does not provide computers to each student so you either provide your own or use your phone. In my experience, I don't see how this would work when technology is required to complete your classwork.

[@larrymarshall8900]

I mean having a cellphone ,laptop, or internet can be a good or bad thing. Some things they don't teach at school ok that's why people use the internet for. But at the same time you can learn a lot in the classrooms without someone going live or starting a riot in the classroom.

[@vmobile890]

Didn’t say laptops or tablets and during covid school kids were given free laptops to do home school work.

[@Oscarthedog]

this is like airport security tryna search your stuff lol

[@landonp629]

Until someone takes the wrong $1,200 phone. Yikes. There needs to be a better method than an envelope that any student can rummage through.

[@nm0852]

I’m sure those envelopes are locked away during the day

[@milliedragon4418]

And why does a student have a $1,000 phone? Especially before they're even like 16. There's also a thing called burner phones.

[@spencercorby4571]

@@milliedragon4418 there's a thing called bullying too.

[@mrlovermxn]

@@spencercorby4571 should a parent really have to spend $1000+ to prevent bullying? maybe we should punish bullies instead of trying to blame to target

[@nilmerg]

i'm sure they take measures considering they've done it for a year now. staff can help administer them & verify using student ids. it's really not that hard to sort the logistics.

[@chellelechelle]

& honestly that cuts down on a lot of bullying & students sending inappropriate messages during school, posting fights on social media & so much more. I'm glad the parents are in support of it!

[@lui1367]

phones have always been a distraction in the classroom, from having flip phones to now the smartphones

[@Itsjayduhhhhh]

I didn’t use my phone much during school but my god I’m glad I didn’t need to hand it over, I don’t want to give my school my stuff

[@javiruiz8365]

Good! Most of these kids can’t read anymore.

[@heyheyyouyouidontlike]

Is this directly the phones fault or is it neglectful parents that use phones as a babysitting and don't actively participate in their child's education.

[@PhrontDoor]

How do you think they communicate?

[@EugeneLatterman]

​@heyheyyououidontlike both but phones don't help

[@heyheyyouyouidontlike]

@@EugeneLatterman phones can be very helpful, we just don't utilize them they way we should.

[@andromedamessier3176]

Also they wrote their essay like they are texting someone. I never thought I would see lol or ngl in an essay.

[@mightykraaken9587]

Theyre acting like they know how important phones are to youth

[@OOFUS4103]

Ohio is preparing their defenses for when Gen Alpha reaches HS…

[@simonstevenson6686]

I went to Dayton public schools and I agree with this. Too many students in the district are on their phones and not paying attention and causing disruptions.

[@miannawilliams9387]

This is the age of school shootings. Wasn’t as prominent prior to 1999. So in this age of cellphones…. It’s bests to have it than not have it. Cell phones have captured lots of evidence or teacher misconduct as well as other incidents with students. Having phones is more of a protection measure.

[@ethanchasejackson]

Exactly

[@cfromnowhere]

School shootings in the US is the elephant in the room no one there is taking about...

[@Wolfspaine7N6]

I agree.

[@mrlovermxn]

i get that impulse, but if i'm in a school shooting, having to focus on surviving AND managing a parent's emotions would make a tragedy more likely to occur

[@alunavira2724]

@@mrlovermxnBut here’s the thing, if there’s a case where they need to know where you are while the shooting is occurring, say you’re separated from the class, you’re literally a sitting duck.

[@troublemakerbros4267]

What is this Jail?? Kids hiding them in cut outs of books?? ROFL

[@Anne-ot8gq]

40% bullying decrease is amazing

[@loneeagle85]

it's not really the cellphone, it's social media like FB,Insta/TikTok/ ect....

[@Handle70770]

I think you’re just trying to argue nuances for the sake of having an argument

[@armaanchowdhury1690]

​@@Handle70770no he's right. At first you people just wanted to get rid of social media. Now you want to get rid of phones entirely. Stone age mentality.

[@alexanderdecker5566]

It really is. The only form of social media I have is KZbin and I was never distracted by my phone during school. I also never got any notifications that would disturb others during class.

[@xynonners]

​@@armaanchowdhury1690yeah, I feel the people arguing to ban tech from the classroom (aka people in the 90s survived without phones) are kind of missing the point. The school system also needs to modernize, teaching doesn't necessarily have to happen the way it always has - if phones that were "healthy" were allowed the act of using phones in the classroom would mostly hinge on how horrible/not horrible the teacher was. Really the problem is mostly predatory social media companies (which gear algorithms for extreme user overconsumption for the obvious profit gains) somehow having their apps end up, even preinstalled in some cases, on youth phones. IMO your town square - which can be considered an analogue to social media when talking about the internet - shouldn't be controlled by for-profit entities or corportations at all. But just my 2 cents.

[@armaanchowdhury1690]

@@xynonners I wonder if teachers are scared that AI will do a better job of teaching.

[@drea409]

Commenting to boost the algorithm. This is excellent. Phones are such a distraction from life in general. I hope more schools do this!

[@jaysurname5502]

You should definitely leave your device at home then... You shouldn't take it with you to work, to the park or to any event. Lead the charge! I want to see if you abide by similar rules you want to impose.

[@Kerastalise]

Then gimme your phone

[@Editz28476]

What if someone has an emergency? And they need to go home??

[@lindaward3156]

this makes total sense. they are in school to learn lessons and how to socialize outside of family - what they'll need for their future. focus is vital

[@ShonSimms]

I get it but I don’t know if I like it. If there’s an emergency (which happens in school)- my kid doesn’t have their phone? I feel like have stronger punishment for being on your phone is better. What are they going to do in college? The work force? Phones are not going anywhere so to try and ban them seems like a band aid approach.

[@spikes7846]

So what would they do if there's a shooting

[@Dannysoutherner]

I can see that. I remember school where we took notes. Writing stuff down actually does help you learn it. Recording a lecture on the phone does nowhere near as good and playing with phone during a lecture is less than useless.

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

When I was at school no phones were allowed anyway (UK) but now the schools seem to let the kids do whatever they want.

[@jitlv]

Good;. Only focus on what's important -- education.

[@sunshineimperials1600]

Schooling is not education. Schooling is preparing you for 40 years of working for somebody else, aka the 9-5 job. Education on the other hand is usually deterred by schooling.

[@bernardearl3589]

My high school had a cell phone scrambler or something because we couldn’t use our phone at all in the building. This is a great idea 💡

[@porkchopps]

That is actually illegal

[@Shardus_Blunder]

That's illegal to have a cell phone scrambler when you don't have federal government approval.

[@bernardearl3589]

@@Shardus_Blunder well I don’t know that but we couldn’t use the cell phone while at school.

[@SJHFoto]

So many Americans think the world revolves around them. People who are saying "that's illegal" probably live in the US. Not every country has the same laws

[@porkchopps]

@@SJHFoto I bet you are from America and think you have to stand up for and defend every other nation like this, because Americans think they have to defend the rest of the world.

[@v1v1d1ty]

i don't know about this. i know the new generation is struggling with focusing in school, but is this the right answer? if violence and school shootings were not so commonplace in America, i might be all for this, but i'm very concerned about the youth. there is danger everywhere, even lurking within staff at some schools, predators. kids need a lifeline! that's what we all said to our parents when we were kids and wanted a phone of course, but it's so very true.

[@trophyscene5015]

Did you not watch the video? It clearly said that the bullying/violence is down by 40% due to the phones being gone. Watch the full video, THEN comment..

[@bransonsmith2291]

@@trophyscene5015HIGHLY doubt that bud, social media is not the root cause of bullying… and it’s gonna be even worse with phones taken away? from online threats to in between class period threats.

[@VenomEmperor]

When I was in high school, we had phones but not smartphones. I couldn’t check my email, Facebook, Instagram, KZbin, Twitter, etc until I actually got home. There is an issue of needing to stay connected and updated at all times but I really can’t think of any cases where I got a message I needed to respond to in the middle of the school day. People really don’t need to be connected to the internet at all times and we need to be able to disconnect from it.

[@ZazaNugget_]

School is already boring enough . No wonder people are showing up to school high. My phone don’t even cause any distractions for me

[@shaverse8626]

My school wasn’t thank goodness

[@ZazaNugget_]

@@shaverse8626 we still got our phones but i ran out of weed

[@Amethyst454]

This needs to be the norm.

[@faithcyan2462]

Yes positive result of eveyone bullying the quiet kid twice as much. Been there. Good luck.

[@phoenixdarkmoon8040]

There are parental controls you can put on phones so that way the only thing you can do is make an emergency call to 911.

[@shiroi_usagi]

“Back in my day, we didn’t have or need cell phones in class. Also, school shootings were rare because a musket took 5 minutes to reload.” - Benjamin Franklin

[@trophyscene5015]

Except the reload time is not the reason, the reason is because people were not that depressed and angry back then. tmyktmyg 👍

[@derek-64]

If students would learn to either turn it off or put it on silent and not get distracted by it then it wouldn't be a problem. Put your phone away and focus on schoolwork.

[@zellafae]

What i had to do, cause if it is seen it got took away

[@mhawang8204]

They design apps to be addictive. It’s a well known fact. The scrolling motion, the like button, the notifications… all to get you attached to the phone. It shouldn’t be on the individuals/students to fight these tactics hijacking our primitive brains.

[@eli_xikmqq4104]

That’s what i do. I try to not go on it during class and focus on my school work instead, even if everyone else is on their cellphones. Because there’s no reason to be on it during class when i have work to do and i could always be on my phone at home anyway

[@Beesbeeswhatsonthemenu]

Exactly.

[@margaretthym8234]

We are possibly going to try this at my middle school this upcoming year. As a new teacher, dealing with phones was exasperating! I am looking forward to going all in on whatever system we come up with. This needs to happen across all schools!

[@cucublueberry8078]

In Germany you're not allowed a phone in schools. Period. If you're caught with one, you'll see it again at the end of the year...

[@unicorn-glasses]

I worked at a psychiatric hospital with teenagers for a few years and sometimes we (staff members) would ask the kids out of curiosity whether they missed their phones, since they had no access to their phones while they were admitted. I can't remember a single time when a kid who had been there more than a day said they missed it. Day 1 they absolutely did (partly because it's a new and scary place so naturally they're going to want their usual coping mechanism). But after that, they almost universally said they were actually a bit relieved, like they had less stress and could fully engage with their surroundings. In the last 5 years that's the only place where I've seen teenagers playing cards or board games, going on a walk outside while chatting, dancing to music and laughing together, etc. It was so refreshing which was so odd in that setting. We really need to free kids from their phones, because they want that too. They're just young and need the guidance and rules from adults.

[@brookeblumenthal1678]

When did this go away. In the early 2000s if your phone was seen in class it was at risk of being taken away the only time you were aloud to be on you phone is in an emergency or at lunch

[@TheVeggiekat]

It used to be you just had a few kids that would test the limits but it’d gotten to the point every kid has a phone and they were all sneaking it during classes. It was one thing when a teacher had to deal with 1 kid who wouldn’t put their phone away but it was getting to where the teacher would have 10 to 15 kids sneaking their phones. At that point you’re wasting all your class time policing phones.

[@dorkbait]

NOPE. did the school pay for my child’s phone? then they don’t get to take it! my child would have a written letter from me every morning that stated if any staff confiscate my child’s phone and takes away their emergency tool to contact me, i will be up there and you don’t want me up there. just because your kids are addicted doesn’t mean mine should have no way to reach their parent.

[@SantiGonzalez-uj2oz]

I can’t wait for these students to make all the Ohio memes of this new school decision.