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FlashMobOfOne@FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world

Kansas Schools Now Collect Phones at the Door – Spends $180K On Smartphone Lockers

At least one Kansas district is projecting $150,000 to $180,000 just to equip secondary students with individual phone lockers, according to the Wichita Eagle. The state provided zero dedicated funding. Every dollar comes from local budgets.

Districts choosing fabric locking pouches — think Yondr, the magnetic-lock system concert venues use to keep audiences present — face an estimated $30 per unit. Statewide, the Kansas Division of the Budget put that figure at roughly $13.4 million if every student received one, according to the Lawrence KS Times. Lockers require a steeper upfront investment. Neither option came with a state check attached.

Legislators passed the policy. The price tag was someone else’s problem.

www.gadgetreview.com/kansas-schools-now-collect-phones-at-the-door-spends-180k-on-smartphone-lockers
acosmichippo@acosmichippo@lemmy.world

Replying to an earlier post

it’s a question of how you choose to enforce the policy. locking up phones as each student enters the building guarantees close to 100% compliance and the rest of the day is undisturbed.

if they just tell students phones have to stay in lockers then teachers will constantly have to be on the lookout for phones and will never get close to 100% compliance.

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