Phone ban first report: violence-video incidents fall from 39 to 3, students complain about pouches

What happened

Two months into the all-day phone ban (policy 7318), administrators told the board fewer students are posting or recording violence: 39 incidents last year, 3 so far this year. Students are talking more at lunch and playing games.

Why it matters to families

Phones stay locked away all day, including lunch and recess, in lockboxes for grades PreK-5 and Yondr pouches for grades 6-12. Families need to know the rules and how students reach home in an emergency.

The evidence

A student representative said most students she surveyed dislike the pouches and cited morning lines, college-application and emergency worries. Staff said office phones and magnets to open pouches are available and that morning lines eased after about two weeks. The district warns the data are not an exact comparison with last year because phones were allowed then.

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