AmNews Roving Camera: Should students have phones in schools?
Question: “How do you feel about students having phones in schools?“
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Sehu – Bed-Stuy, 75
“Things jump off in school. Kids need access to the outside world. If you took them away, kids would be emotionally distraught. It’s not like it was 20 years ago. Even 10 years ago. I think teaching kids how to properly use their phones should be a part of their education.”
Jelani – Bed-Stuy, 36
“That’s complicated. They can be super-productive but also super-distracting. If there is a way to monitor them, then yes, but monitoring would have to be tested. If the teachers and curriculum are on point, it’s smooth sailing. We adapt to the technology.”
Lewis – Bed-Stuy, 24
“Some might believe it causes a distraction to education. Because of the turbulent and outrageous circumstances we find ourselves in, in this country, recently with another mass shooting — those students weren’t able to use their phones. I would say that, just based on the fact that we have such loose and reckless gun laws, children, unfortunately, need to have some kind of access to their phones in school.”
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