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[–] FinishingDutch 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They certainly picked a very… particular school to profile. It’s a private boarding school with a 62k per year tuition. They also gave all students replacement phones…

So I doubt this would have quite the same positive effect in a more urban school where they ban with no replacement.

I personally grew up in the era before cellphones, but even I can see that it’s a difficult sell to ban teens from using them.

[–] SinningStromgald 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, not exactly a feasible route for the most public schools to take given that most public school money goes towards administration and voucher programs it seems.