Watertown High School implementing new cell phone use policy

Looking for a way to get students off their phones during class There s an app for that Watertown High School is piloting a new app to limit the use of cellphones during class time Students will tap their phones on door tags when they enter their classrooms It will prevent them from texting or using other apps until the period ends We re just looking for any explanation to get the phone out of the hands of the kids when they re definitely engaging in learning Joel Giacobozzi revealed Principal of Watertown High School The school s old cellphone plan required students to put their phones in pouches at the start of class Giacobozzi says this is a compromise This allows the novice to keep the device but it s just for lack of a better term it s bricked for the time that they are in school or in class Giacobozzi mentioned I think this is a really smart step ahead for Watertown Catheryn Sasser stated a parent of a rising freshman As a parent I really wish cellphones would be banned in schools but I also understand the desire I have to reach my child