Anywhere you go, you will find people of all ages, shapes and sizes with their faces buried in their phones.
One of the places you won’t see that is inside the Brownsville School District.
The 6th through 12th graders put their devices into a pouch upon arrival at school.
The kids keep the pouch but are unable to access their cell phone during the school day.
Superintendent Dr. Kristin Martin tells KDKA Radio’s Colin Dunlap, she’s already seeing positive results…kids interacting.
“It’s how the kids engaged, especially in the cafeteria area, to see them sitting and talking to one another, while they’re eating in the cafeteria versus looking at a cell phone, the engagement between classes,” Dr. Martin
In the event of an emergency, Superintendent Martin says there is simple solution for the students to contact their parent.
“If something would happen and we went on lockdown, it is a matter of taking those scissors and cutting open that pouch, so those children have access to their parents,” said Martin.
The policy was enacted on Monday and Dr Martin said she loved watching students talk during lunch and between classes instead of staring at their phones.