WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Woonsocket has joined the evolving list of districts now implementing a cell phone ban during school.
Wednesday marked the first day where middle and high school students were required to lock their phones away in Yondr Pouches.
Woonsocket Public Schools approved the ban in October 2025 following a string of student fights, which led to more than two dozen arrests over the span of several weeks. School Committee chairman Paul Bourget told 12 News that videos and social media appeared to be a contributing factor.
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Robert Stewart, teacher and president of the Woonsocket Teachers’ Guild, said he’s had to intervene in numerous fights since he started working with the district in 2007…