1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. (In this article, 1st and 2nd paragraphs). List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. For what reasons has the principal implemented this policy?

3. How does the school ensure students don’t use their cellphones during the school day? Be specific.

4. How have students reacted to the use of the Yondr pouches in school?

5. What did the principal and teacher Nia Cummings notice about student interaction once the program began?

6. Most people - teens and adults - are addicted to their smartphones. It is too hard for individual students to turn their phones off for a whole school day if no one else is doing so. Yondr forces all to be in the same situation.  What are the positive benefits to experiencing the school day without smartphones - now, and then later as adults?

7. Watch the two videos under “Resources” below. The high school students don’t seem as reconciled to the cellphone ban as the middle school students do. What do you think? In the long run, would the entire school being disconnected during the school day make students happier, less stressed, and more connected with friends and fellow students, or unhappy, depressed, and “unconnected”? Explain your answer.