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Kansas Schools Now Collect Phones at the Door – Spends $180K On Smartphone Lockers (www.gadgetreview.com)
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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.

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[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How does this work, are all students required to put a phone in the locker? What about kids who can't afford a phone?

And what about kids who get a second phone to put in the locker so they can keep their main phone?

[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

Suddenly all the kids have old flip phones to deposit into the Phone locker.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

What about kids who can't afford a phone?

No phone = Nothing to deposit

And what about kids who get a second phone to put in the locker so they can keep their main phone?

Get rekt. Rules for the poor.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

OK, then what about the kids who only have 1 phone but claim to have none?

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Confiscation ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 1 points 39 minutes ago

Sooooo exactly what happened two decades ago with phones and gameboys? This is so stupid. I got my phone confiscated a few times in high school and had to pay the school $15 or wait 15 days to get it back. Why is this not an option anymore?

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Only if they get caught. Seems like a lot of money for a flawed system.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 hours ago

Get rekt. Rules for the poor.