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Niagara Falls schools report calm start after week-long smart-device ban
Summary
District administrators and students said the first week of a new smart-device ban went smoothly, with staff enforcing the rule and students reporting more peer interaction; the district will survey after 10 weeks.
The Niagara Falls City School District reported a largely smooth start to a new smart-device ban after seven days in effect, administrators and a student representative said at the board meeting on Sept. 11. District staff described few formal complaints and said reminders for noncompliant students have been limited.
Administrators told the board the ban has reduced visible phone use in hallways and classrooms and produced what one administrator called “a calmer” atmosphere. Harjot, a student who spoke at the meeting, said classmates who previously spent free time…
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