NORTHVILLE, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – A Metro Detroit school district is taking action to keep cell phones and other smart devices out of the classroom.
Beginning this school year, kids K-8 in the Northville Public School District will no longer have access to their cell phones or smart watches during the school day.
It’s a new policy some parents are not too fond of, but one the district says is necessary.
“So, K-8, what we’re asking our kids to do is to put their phones, smartwatches in their lockers powered off for the day,” said Northville Public Schools Superintendent RJ Webber.
Dr. Webber says the new policy comes after administrators noticed last year students were repeatedly distracted by their devices.
“We want to educate our kids that phones and watches are ubiquitous, but how we use them is really important,” said Webber.
