Last fall, Richardson ISD rolled out a program to test a new tool to lock up student cell phones in hopes of unlocking learning. Now, the district says it worked. Should more school districts do this?
Richardson ISD is expanding its pilot program that utilizes pouches to keep cell phones out of students' hands during the school day.
Richardson ISD Superintendent Tabitha Branum said the data was clear and shows the district's revamped cell phone-free policy worked well district-wide.Richardson ISD students hate the district's new cellphone-free policy, they also admit it works "Based on teacher feedback, cell phones were a major distraction," she said. "85% of teachers said they got more instructional time back with cell phone-free environment."
"It was one of the smoothest rollouts I've ever seen," she said. "They wanted to sum it up that Yondr changed their lives."
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