Phone-Free Schools with Safety and Connectivity
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Proactively Prevent and Reduce
✅Cyberbullying & AI Misuse
✅ Bullying & Fights
✅ Classroom Disruptions
✅ Tardy & Chronic Absences
✅ Many Other Issues
Our Stories and Mission
As a chemistry teacher since 2011, I’ve witnessed the negative effects of cell phone misuse, now intensified by AI, on school safety, student intellect, and teacher morale. Programs like PBIS and Restorative Practices, though well-intentioned, lack the tools to identify and correct students’ behaviors early and effectively. Following a tragic bullying incident, I invented the Multi-Tiered Safe Pouch to help schools create a phone-free, equitable, and safer environment. Most importantly, it empowers all staff with the tools to identify and support at-risk students and mediate possible student conflicts early to prevent possible tragedy.
I invented the Multi-Tiered Safe Pouch so that the impacts of the Positive Behavioral Intervention System and Restorative Practices can be achieved.
Conference Demo
Why It’s Challenging to Create Phone-Free Schools?
Inconsistent Enforcement:
"Most schools already have rules regulating student phone use, but they are enforced sporadically" (AP). This indicates a lack of a uniform approach across classrooms and schools, making it difficult to maintain a consistent policy.
Teacher Burden
One teacher mentioned, "Cellphone use is out of control. By that, I mean that I cannot control it, even in my own classroom" (AP). This underscores the burden placed on teachers to enforce phone policies, detracting from their primary role of educating.
Varied Policies
"A study last year from Common Sense Media found that 97% of kids use their phones during school hours, and that kids say school cellphone policies vary — often from one classroom to another — and aren’t always enforced" (AP). The lack of a standardized policy across schools and even within the same school complicates efforts to create a phone-free environment.
Student Resistance:
"Some students say such policies take away their autonomy and cut off their main mode of communication with family and friends" (AP). This resistance from students can make it challenging to implement strict phone bans.
Parental Concerns:
"Pushback also has come from parents who fear being cut off from their kids if there is a school emergency" (AP). Parents' concerns about being unable to reach their children, especially in emergencies, pose a significant obstacle to phone-free policies.
News! Earbuds and Smartwatches
The article mentions the next battle against earbuds and smartwatches, indicating that as one form of technology is regulated, another emerges, complicating enforcement efforts.
News Sources and Credits: [Thestar.com] [DailyjTimes] [caledonianrecord.com] [https://www.kktv.com/]