[excerionsforte]

I wonder if there's a technological solution such as student's phones joining the school network or use of geofencing to prevent certain phone apps from being able to be used while school is in session. If a parent needs to talk to anyone while in session it should be school administration to not disrupt class or the student unless necessary.

[nytesky]

I’ve been dreaming of this forever.

Default geofencing of ALL Apple and Google phones, to go into DND when entering churches, hospitals, schools, theaters, etc. with geofencing and maybe a Bluetooth signal this should be pretty feasible to have good boundaries.

Likewise, transition phone into school focus mode (calculator and Google classroom only, canvas etc) would be great.

Obv could be overwritten if you are an on call doctor or something, but at least a tool that could help.

[EasyMark]

I think this is an overly complicated solution. Schools functioned just fine before the advent of cell phones.