SPOKANE, Washington – Frustrated by the ongoing distraction from cell phone texting and calls, a school in Spokane has invested in a device to block the phones from work.
Mt. Spokane spent less than $ 100 buying a cell phone jammer online, and was just completing a three-day trial period to thwart students who write during class.
“We just thought it was something we wanted to evaluate,” said director John Hook.
The Mead School District works with the FCC to determine if the device is legal before it is used again.
The jammer was turned on during class time and turned off during pass times and lunch break.
“We believe there are times during the school day when parents need to have access to students and students have to have access to family members, doctors, and the like,” said Hook.
School is the best place to learn: During school, students should follow school rules, do not use cell phones during school, and maintain good teaching practices. Using cellphone jammers is not a good way to solve the problem, it is just a mandatory measure, it will provoke resistance from many people.