{"id":44573,"date":"2024-10-14T10:01:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knightcrier.org\/?p=44573"},"modified":"2024-10-14T10:02:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:02:23","slug":"cell-phone-policy-all-the-buzz-in-new-school-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knightcrier.org\/news\/2024\/10\/14\/cell-phone-policy-all-the-buzz-in-new-school-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Cell phone policy all the buzz in new school year"},"content":{"rendered":"

The buzz of a cellphone in a pocket pulls not only one\u2019s hand to it but also one\u2019s attention. Thai battle for the full present attention of students at North Penn High School\u2019s, like many schools across the country, has resulted in a new cell phone policy that cracks down on the outlines time and place for cellphones in school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Checking that text message may lead to unwanted consequences with this new policy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe big change to the cell phone policy is that during instructional time, when students are in a class where instruction is occuring, the cell phone needs to be off and away. Not just cellphones but also headphones,\u201d NPHS Principal Kyle Hassler explained.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFirst offense, the teacher reaches out home. On the second offense, the teacher starts to refer to the home office. The first home office referral is one detention. The second home office referral it is three detentions. The third or anything past that is a day without their phone,\u201d Hassler described.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This plan isn\u2019t just because \u201cphones are bad\u201d. There is research that proves cellphones are detrimental to students learning and focus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOver the summer th\"\"<\/a>ere was a lot of talk about cellphones and how destructive and distributive to learning they can be. Across the district research was done that showed that students performed better in classes where there was a cellphone policy,\u201d Hassler said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the policy students now have reduced distractions and classrooms are overall more productive. The policy educates students on the time and place for cellphones in workplace environments which is a lesson they can take with them out of the halls of North Penn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe really thought it was important to educate students on when it\u2019s appropriate and when it\u2019s not, so we went with the instructional time and the not instructional time,\u201d Hassler explained.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The reviews that Mr. Hassler has heard have been nothing but positive for the new plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe feedback that I\u2019ve heard from students, the community, and staff is overwhelmingly positive. That it\u2019s a good policy, it\u2019s a fair policy, and it\u2019s helping students focus and be engaged,\u201d Hassler stated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking at other new policies North Penn High School has brought on recently such as Knight Zone, which was piloted, the new cell phone policy is different and is not a trial.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOnce something like this gets approved across the district, it\u2019s set in stone,\u201d Hassler remarked.<\/span>
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For some students being without their phones for 45 minutes is a struggle, but it could be far more worse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe middle schools however it is from the beginning of the day to the end of the day they\u2019re not allowed to have their cellphones out,\u201d Hassler explained.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

North Penn\u00a0 will aim to remain consistent under the new cell phone policy to see the benefits of it and to help create a more productive and focused learning environment for students and staff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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