Ohio school district bans cellphones - and sees positive results

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29 күн бұрын

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 27 күн бұрын

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

@jenniferhansen3622 27 күн бұрын

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

@boohere2 26 күн бұрын

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 25 күн бұрын

They got to be dirty too

@WorldCitizenW 23 күн бұрын

Ziplock bag 😅@@jenniferhansen3622

@tn420animations9 23 күн бұрын

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

@javiruiz8365 27 күн бұрын

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 25 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

@@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 24 күн бұрын

@@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 24 күн бұрын

@@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 18 күн бұрын

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

@willh7352 16 күн бұрын

Oh definitely

@jessicaf2924 15 күн бұрын

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 15 күн бұрын

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

@anguswhat3850 15 күн бұрын

❤

@Irishrose18 10 күн бұрын

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.

@naturelove831 22 күн бұрын

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

@jnnfr4387 17 күн бұрын

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

@LindaC616 12 күн бұрын

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 12 күн бұрын

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

@LindaC616 11 күн бұрын

@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 11 күн бұрын

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

@Why_So_Serious_279 27 күн бұрын

Smart Phones have become the new crack cocaine in society.

@nightowl425 27 күн бұрын

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

@CalebsExoticsAndMore 27 күн бұрын

Phones are a better form of crack than actual crack

@roscoe2621 27 күн бұрын

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

@CalebsExoticsAndMore 26 күн бұрын

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

@Maelodas 24 күн бұрын

Cocaine is Americas cup of coffee.

@DADVICETV 23 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

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 22 күн бұрын

@@SJHFotowant a Sticker 😅

@PrincessofKeys 21 күн бұрын

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

@John-Anderson 17 күн бұрын

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 17 күн бұрын

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.

@UncommonSense1776 18 күн бұрын

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 14 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, sometimes the school encourages it.

@zerocool911 10 күн бұрын

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 7 күн бұрын

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

@ndub7491 5 күн бұрын

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

@prettyythugg 5 күн бұрын

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

@frankferrero5827 18 күн бұрын

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

@TheIrishRushin 17 күн бұрын

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

@SmithStories7877 16 күн бұрын

@@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 16 күн бұрын

@@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 16 күн бұрын

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

@zuziiice8907 15 күн бұрын

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.

@VampyreBassist 26 күн бұрын

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 25 күн бұрын

Nothing is perfect…

@nilmerg 24 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

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

@lilblackfish2009 27 күн бұрын

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 27 күн бұрын

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 27 күн бұрын

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

@javiruiz8365 27 күн бұрын

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 27 күн бұрын

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 27 күн бұрын

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"

@Sam-ul1cg 21 күн бұрын

Should be mandatory in all schools

@Crystal_curls85 10 сағат бұрын

I agree. This would be great.

@MotorCityPhoenix313 22 күн бұрын

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 10 күн бұрын

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 10 күн бұрын

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

@ndub7491 5 күн бұрын

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.

@goodcitizen6334 26 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

And Tik tok?

@someguywithmtndew5691 24 күн бұрын

im addicted to youtube

@Noneofyourbizniz1 24 күн бұрын

@@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 24 күн бұрын

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

@WorldCitizenW 23 күн бұрын

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

@riyanwilliams7664 24 күн бұрын

All of America should do this not rocket science

@tn420animations9 23 күн бұрын

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

@EXShadowEX 23 күн бұрын

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

@redzeroo6068 23 күн бұрын

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

@brt5273 23 күн бұрын

@@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 22 күн бұрын

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

@iabbyschannel 20 күн бұрын

As a high school teacher, I fully support this!

@johnshafer7214 18 күн бұрын

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

@John-Anderson 17 күн бұрын

@faithcyan2462 17 күн бұрын

Commie

@jacobWeaver-qw8lc 16 күн бұрын

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 16 күн бұрын

You modern era high school teachers are insufferable 😂😂😂

@JulsHorrorStories 22 күн бұрын

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

@rewdskwid 21 күн бұрын

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 12 күн бұрын

😂 for real.

@drippyyello7413 3 күн бұрын

I would have use my app watch 😂😂😂

@Hippitidippity 24 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

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

@DavidKen878 23 күн бұрын

Do you know how ridiculous this statement is?

@actual_doge3221 23 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

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

@GarC170 23 күн бұрын

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

@angelc286 22 күн бұрын

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

@thaintriguing1 21 күн бұрын

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

@RCenal 19 күн бұрын

@@thaintriguing1 They still had games and could still text

@knight808. 18 күн бұрын

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

@GarC170 9 күн бұрын

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

@melissagriffin7515 19 күн бұрын

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

@michaelsheppard6714 20 күн бұрын

It needs to be nationwide in schools.

@gilwood7530 15 күн бұрын

Jobs too unless a phone is needed

@anonnnymousthegreat 23 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

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 18 күн бұрын

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 15 күн бұрын

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 15 күн бұрын

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

@Mebirduwine 14 күн бұрын

Facts

@taylorembach8559 27 күн бұрын

I didn't get a cellphone until after HS

@RudieObias 27 күн бұрын

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

@smorris281 27 күн бұрын

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 27 күн бұрын

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

@boardcertifiable 27 күн бұрын

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

@hallamanda1644 26 күн бұрын

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.

@smrtzttspanishenglishtutor67 21 күн бұрын

27 countries have banned phones in schools.

@armaanchowdhury1690 21 күн бұрын

Doesn't mean we have to be like them.

@JDReC100 18 күн бұрын

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 2 күн бұрын

Those countries don’t have a school shooting problem.

@foreva_89 22 күн бұрын

" last years of childhood ". Powerful statement

@Kari2025 24 күн бұрын

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

@nilmerg 24 күн бұрын

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

@NotCaliRblx 7 күн бұрын

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

@OOFUS4103 10 сағат бұрын

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

@brt5273 23 күн бұрын

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 21 күн бұрын

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

@bigglou 21 күн бұрын

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

@lalalalisa41 21 күн бұрын

@@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 20 күн бұрын

@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 19 күн бұрын

Planned to fail. A dumb generation relying on AI

@microbios8586 21 күн бұрын

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

@armaanchowdhury1690 21 күн бұрын

You anti technology people will lose at the end.

@Mebirduwine 14 күн бұрын

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

@splatoon_octo 27 күн бұрын

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 26 күн бұрын

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 25 күн бұрын

Real Journalists are a thing of the past.

@OReily08080 17 күн бұрын

Good point

@MCeili 23 күн бұрын

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

@Truekingr6 22 күн бұрын

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

@eugenes9751 21 күн бұрын

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 21 күн бұрын

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 20 күн бұрын

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

@JDReC100 18 күн бұрын

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

@JDReC100 18 күн бұрын

@@Coolkc456oof That's rough buddy

@kurtwetzel154 17 күн бұрын

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

@tiffanykoma4120 27 күн бұрын

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

@CalebsExoticsAndMore 27 күн бұрын

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

@charlesdoesmore5488 27 күн бұрын

Something bigger is gonna happen now...

@KnoxvilleRailfanProductions 27 күн бұрын

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

@peepsg 27 күн бұрын

Kids: but I want a phone

@aminneci1 24 күн бұрын

@@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.

@TNTkeynine 27 күн бұрын

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

@HummaKavula-DontVoteForStupid 27 күн бұрын

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 26 күн бұрын

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

@DuckCommenter 25 күн бұрын

You don't speak for all of Gen z buddy

@HummaKavula-DontVoteForStupid 25 күн бұрын

@@DuckCommenter 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Cactiivx 25 күн бұрын

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

@alwaysfoxes 21 күн бұрын

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 20 күн бұрын

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 18 күн бұрын

@@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 12 күн бұрын

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

@SuperNova-mp5zp 2 күн бұрын

@@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 Күн бұрын

@@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.

@brattick123 5 күн бұрын

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

@yunaiyy 3 күн бұрын

What problems?

@aviatorsound914 27 күн бұрын

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 27 күн бұрын

But then again, introverts are gonna be more depressed

@samu-chan 27 күн бұрын

@@charlesdoesmore5488 just read a book or something?

@KT28818 24 күн бұрын

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

@nilmerg 24 күн бұрын

@@charlesdoesmore5488 introverts existed before phones. what.

@charlesdoesmore5488 24 күн бұрын

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

@juanblanco4702 23 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

Boom winner winner chicken dinner

@endearmentthedoe1191 22 күн бұрын

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 22 күн бұрын

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 22 күн бұрын

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 22 күн бұрын

@@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

@ianbattles7290 21 күн бұрын

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

@jmtolerico 17 күн бұрын

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

@user-vq1pj2yg8x 27 күн бұрын

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

@CaleAdams 27 күн бұрын

Good luck 😂

@sesamerblx23 27 күн бұрын

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

@thecriscokidd290 27 күн бұрын

I'm over here wondering if this is constitutional lol

@ItzAwsomeWasTaken 27 күн бұрын

Texas a;so does this!

@marytheresejacksonlutz2533 27 күн бұрын

Exactly

@seanrubiolo4055 27 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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

@jaydenhall6687 20 күн бұрын

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

@lui1367 19 күн бұрын

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

@acer1kylesf943 21 күн бұрын

I thought kids just kept their phones in their bookbags…

@jennamartens5447 27 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

No. You have an addiction.

@thaintriguing1 21 күн бұрын

Sleep?

@nalee5233 19 күн бұрын

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

@pgppe9488 27 күн бұрын

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

@BraveShowBoys 21 күн бұрын

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 20 күн бұрын

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 🤷‍♂️

@chellelechelle 5 күн бұрын

& 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!

@emy942 27 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

@@Hippitidippitywow 😮

@user-sf9gs2pg1b 23 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

They were also outside.. getting vitamin D3

@whoishim2998 22 күн бұрын

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

@teenahweenah2608 25 күн бұрын

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

@armaanchowdhury1690 21 күн бұрын

Or do boomers just hate technology?

@trophyscene5015 20 күн бұрын

@@armaanchowdhury1690Nope. It's the former.

@josephoros2918 22 күн бұрын

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 19 күн бұрын

Probably a nurse have those stuff

@SkoobyShnacks 22 күн бұрын

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 22 күн бұрын

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

@JosueFragachan 25 күн бұрын

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

@kathleenking47 23 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

@@kathleenking47 millennials look younger than gen z.

@tn420animations9 23 күн бұрын

That didn't stop people from smoking.

@cuckertarlson5310 23 күн бұрын

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

@user-bi8ko7kc6h 22 күн бұрын

Or both

@paleobc65 26 күн бұрын

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 8 күн бұрын

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.

@NotCaliRblx 7 күн бұрын

No one questioning what happens if someone open fires in the school and the kids have no cell phones to call for help?

@Editz28476 Күн бұрын

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

@Oscarthedog 23 күн бұрын

this is like airport security tryna search your stuff lol

@elizabethorsillo7187 27 күн бұрын

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

@tn420animations9 23 күн бұрын

@WhosUrPookie 23 күн бұрын

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

@Dannysoutherner 16 күн бұрын

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.

@Pandaman94 18 күн бұрын

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.

@chickenmama823 23 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

Same

@ethanchasejackson 23 күн бұрын

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

@laurad3497 23 күн бұрын

@@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 23 күн бұрын

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

@dmo848 23 күн бұрын

Smart person. Wait until 16 at least

@Itsjayduhhhhh 24 күн бұрын

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

@bighomie3500 19 күн бұрын

I really hope this is enforced across the country.

@daniels.3062 12 күн бұрын

If feel like taking people's private property has civil rights implications.

@javiruiz8365 27 күн бұрын

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

@heyheyyouyouidontlike 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

How do you think they communicate?

@EugeneLatterman 24 күн бұрын

@heyheyyououidontlike both but phones don't help

@heyheyyouyouidontlike 23 күн бұрын

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

@andromedamessier3176 23 күн бұрын

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

@loneeagle85 24 күн бұрын

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

@Handle70770 24 күн бұрын

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

@armaanchowdhury1690 21 күн бұрын

@@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 20 күн бұрын

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

@xynonners 20 күн бұрын

@@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 18 күн бұрын

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

@flexking4800 19 күн бұрын

Thank You Ohio!!!

@vistabadboi 15 күн бұрын

I agree. I never understood why they were allowed in the first place !

@landonp629 27 күн бұрын

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 26 күн бұрын

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

@milliedragon4418 25 күн бұрын

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 25 күн бұрын

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

@mrlovermxn 24 күн бұрын

@@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 24 күн бұрын

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.

@simonstevenson6686 27 күн бұрын

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.

@user-bi8ko7kc6h 22 күн бұрын

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

@Mystic480 13 сағат бұрын

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

@dorothyharris2765 27 күн бұрын

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 26 күн бұрын

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

@aminneci1 24 күн бұрын

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

@Lonemacaroon 19 күн бұрын

This is the definition of a helicopter parent so no

@Yavniell 23 күн бұрын

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

@user-bi8ko7kc6h 22 күн бұрын

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

@reddevil3277 21 күн бұрын

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

@lindaward3156 16 күн бұрын

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

@phoenixdarkmoon8040 14 күн бұрын

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.

@ZazaNugget_ 23 күн бұрын

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 20 күн бұрын

My school wasn’t thank goodness

@ZazaNugget_ 20 күн бұрын

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

@drea409 25 күн бұрын

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

@jaysurname5502 24 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

Then gimme your phone

@DuskstarShine 10 күн бұрын

Meanwhile in england your not allowed your phone in school normally, not even on break or after school, you have to be off of the school ground to use it, or permission from a teacher. If your phone so much as rings in class, you get a half hour after school detention, and if cought using it, a full 1 hour detention

@faithcyan2462 17 күн бұрын

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

@derek-64 26 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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

@mhawang8204 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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 10 күн бұрын

Exactly.

@bernardearl3589 26 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

That is actually illegal

@Shardus_Blunder 23 күн бұрын

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

@bernardearl3589 23 күн бұрын

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

@SJHFoto 23 күн бұрын

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 22 күн бұрын

@@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.

@Spyro311 2 күн бұрын

If the phone is banned, why take the phone to school? Just leave it at home. Seems like unnecessary waste of time and resources with little benefit. A better approach would be to hire IT staff and computer programmers to utilize these smart devices in their learning.

@spikes7846 24 күн бұрын

So what would they do if there's a shooting

@jitlv 23 күн бұрын

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

@sunshineimperials1600 23 күн бұрын

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.

@AlexanderNeff-sc3hl 10 күн бұрын

What the Heck! Phone Under Chicken😂 Just Leave Your Phone at Home.

@lysmykyta1199 15 күн бұрын

No phones and some kind of uniforms would be great for all public schools!

@zahirecoates 23 күн бұрын

If its that bad they hiding cell phones in food or books then yeah they should take them away

@ShonSimms 27 күн бұрын

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.

@Coolkc456 21 күн бұрын

I'm class of 2015 and had a smart phone in high school. Never used it during class time and rarely during lunch and didn't have a social life to use my phone for. My mom gave it to me for my own safety **while** I was at school. I understand that phone addiction is a thing, but not EVERY student is an addict and I don't like the idea of treating each one of them as such. I was trapped in the bathroom during a code red lockdown and had to hide with my feet on top the toilet seat. My only form of communication was my phone which I used to text my mom while in hiding. God forbid if the intruder came into the bathroom and I had to call the police to tell them if a student was injured. Phones have their pros and cons.

@steelionx9255 15 күн бұрын

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.

@miannawilliams9387 23 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

Exactly

@cfromnowhere 23 күн бұрын

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

@Wolfspaine7N6 22 күн бұрын

I agree.

@mrlovermxn 22 күн бұрын

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 21 күн бұрын

@@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.

@Amethyst454 24 күн бұрын

This needs to be the norm.

@VenomEmperor 10 күн бұрын

When I was in high school, we had phones but not smartphones. I couldn’t check my email, Facebook, Instagram, KZfaq, 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.

@Kattcreate 9 күн бұрын

I agree! I regret giving my sons phones at a young age!

@1bwight 25 күн бұрын

As a teacher I have been saying this for years…let’s go!

@07Flash11MRC 24 күн бұрын

As an ex-teacher I'm just glad they are finally listening to us. I've been saying that phones are the problem for 20 years now. I left after Corona, because students got a lot more addicted to their smart phones than they were before. Possibly because they weren't allowed to meet other kids in person anymore. Now those students play Pokemon Go during class or phone pranks and still wonder why they are not learning anything in school.

@armyantlocsta 26 күн бұрын

I’m glad the media is FINALLY saying that stopping something detrimental to society should be a no-brainer/common sense. Media should keep it up.

@SantiGonzalez-uj2oz 21 күн бұрын

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

@romaniangod5649 15 күн бұрын

Taking away their rights?

@eddiehomesick1547 27 күн бұрын

This is common sense. I remember not having a phone in high school. i remember being the only kid who people came to for advice but I know it’s all cause I wasn’t addictively drowning to the pointless toxicities of social networks and school drama.