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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There has to be a system where phones and watches are turned in or put in touches. Otherwise there will be no enforcement.

I think it will also be an adjustment for the teachers, many of whom rely on the kids’ having phones to do work in class (as reported by my JR kid). [/quote]

I work at a school (not DCPS) that banned phones/watches a couple years ago. It was a huge relief and not hard to adjust.

The key points are that the ban is absolute (allowing phones in some spaces/times and not others is a nightmare to enforce) AND that teachers are fully backed up when they enforce it. [/quote]

Both my DCPS kids are already in environments with quasi “bans” and there is no enforcement at the teacher level. One is in ES: watches are “banned,” but my child’s teacher told the class they were permitted as long as they were in Do Not Disturb mode. Stupid. My HS student (JR): some teachers don’t allow and some do. Essentially phones are everywhere. [/quote]

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