[cordonbleu]

is such an app being made mandatory? are parents/students being strong armed into surrendering thier phone numbers or other PII's ?

[fwip]

You don't have to strong-arm them to surrender their phones.

You just say "assignments will be posted on App" and then the students are required to use it (or bum off of a friend).

[cordonbleu]

i am also wondering what hapens to the "kennys" of the nation that canT afford smart phones.