School Leadership 2.0

Restrictions such as no phone use during class, or only use for learning purposes, etc, are nightmares for teachers to reinforce. Believe it or not, this is one of the challenges that is driving some educators to early retirement! It's an addiction

In middle school and high school, Phones should be labelled and collected at the beginning of class by the teacher. The phones should be placed on vibrate or turned off. Inform parents through email, text, and an automated phone call.

This is a challenge because students will have to learn how to navigate using a cell phone in their daily lives. Just taking it away doesn’t help them learn. Adults struggle with this as well. Role modeling and regulation should be part of the plan.

Over the past few years, we have experienced a decline in students' socializing and an increase in social-emotional needs, which have resulted in an increase in the number of school counselors. We do not need cell phones in schools.

Cell phones are such a habit that it may take more than just banning them from school to make a difference in engagement. This is like telling students with a vape addiction not to do it. They just can’t stop.