Scottsdale Schools Tell Students To Put Cell Phones “Away For The Day”
Scottsdale Unifed School District makes the change to an "Away For The Day" policy
Originally published by Sarah Robinson for Arizona's Family News
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As kids head back to school, the Scottsdale Unified School District is adopting a new policy when it comes to cell phones.
Scottsdale Unified says they are going old-school with their new policy. “Away For The Day” means students must put their phones away in their backpacks from entering the building until they exit after the last bell. The goal is to decrease cell phone addictions in kids, remove classroom distractions, and cut down on cyberbullying.
It’s district-wide for K-8 schools. Mountainside Middle School was the first to implement this policy two years ago after the pandemic when screen usage was at an all-time high. Mountainside principal Adam Luke says they’ve seen significant improvements in multiple areas.
“Now the cell phone is in the backpack. It is not in the pocket. It is not anywhere but in the backpack. So now the expectation is that before you come in, you put it away, and it stays away until you walk out and off our campus,” said Luke.
Article continues at: https://www.azfamily.com/2023/08/14/scottsdale-unified-schools-are-putting-cell-phones-away-day-heres-why/
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