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Making a cellphone ban work
We are going on year five using the Yondr-and-collect method at my middle school in the Bronx with about 350 children. We had small challenges in the first couple of years until we ironed out our system.
Cellphone bans are effective
A school social worker shares their experience with using Yondr pouches to collect cellphones.
Pay therapists promptly
UFT in-service and retiree members comment on everything from the need for the DOE to promptly reimburse occupational and physical therapists to the benefit of school cellphone bans.
Remembering Joan Davis
Regarding the recent death of Joan Davis, chapter leader at PS 100 in Brooklyn.
A tribute to Ron Jones
Regarding the recent death of Ron Jones, former UFT vice president for elementary schools.
Kudos for a school counselor
It was nice to read the article about Jermaine Coley, the school counselor at PS 284 in Brooklyn [“Providing ‘fatherly’ guidance,” April 11, 2025, issue].