The findings come from the Pew Research Center, which surveyed 5,110 US adults. The results show that 68% of respondents supported a ban on middle and high school students using phones in the classroom, while 24% opposed the idea and 8% were unsure.
I dunno in America, school shootings are common and therefore I think students should always have access to their phones
It could probably be in a box or something by the teacher. Then they could hand them out during a lock down.
This is the rule at my kids school. It looks fine on paper, but in practice there is no respect for sometimes rules for many adoledcents.
I’m a teaching assistant at an elementary school where phones are banned until the final bell rings. The kids are completely used to it now, and as a result, they pay much more attention in class. The middle school nearby recently adopted the same policy, and while there was a lot of drama at first, people have adapted, and things are running more smoothly. Since the current elementary students are already familiar with the no-phone rule, I expect that when they move up to middle school, they’ll adjust easily.
In a few years, this policy will likely be widely accepted, but it probably won’t feel totally smooth until these students reach high school.