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I am a teacher in Warwick and collect phones in my class because students were setting off the high pitched tones and disrupting other students. I do not touch the phones. I have a case with cushioned slots and the students place them in and see they are secured in front of the classroom. The first week was a tough transition for them to let go. Now if they don’t see the case open when they first walk in they ask if I am collecting phones. It has helped in the classroom and with instruction. They are disconnected for 50 minutes and not getting in trouble. Last year, a teacher used a shoe hanger and students were assigned pockets for them to put their phones. This way again the students see their phones and no one touches them but them. I know phones are life lines for parents and work and feel this works best for all. I do not want to take a students phone for the day or a week. We live in a technological world and times have changed. I know other districts let them use phones during lunch.