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Appoquinimink School District to pilot classroom cellphone locks at Appoquinimink High School after $48,504 DOE grant
Summary
The Appoquinimink School District board heard a report on a Department of Education-funded pilot to limit student cell phone access in participating classes at Appoquinimink High School using Yonder pouches. The district will collect pre- and post-surveys and begin a staggered rollout after the winter break.
The Appoquinimink School District on Dec. 10 reported plans to pilot a classroom cellphone program at Appoquinimink High School after the district received a $48,504 grant from the Delaware Department of Education.
District staff said the pilot will use Yonder-brand lockable pouches that students keep on their person during class; participating teachers will lock and unlock phones each period with a magnetic base. The pilot will be class-by-class: students in a participating teacher's class must take part, while students in nonparticipating teachers' classes will follow normal phone rules. The district plans pre- and post-surveys provided by the Department of Education this winter and spring to measure student well-being, mental health and academic outcomes, with follow-up surveys…
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