Episode 8: Cell Phone Policies in NYC Schools

Presented by: Uber

Sponsored by: Spectrum, Civic Hall, TikTok, Google, DoorDash, Snapchat

Welcome to Episode 8 of How'd they do it: Tech in the cities! Co-hosts Tom Allon and Julie Samuels chat with two school principals in this episode: Kristina Dvorakovskaya from the Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology in Manhattan and Melissa A. Peters from the High School for Contemporary Arts in the Bronx, about how they implemented cell phone policies for their students that include collection of phones until the end of the day. Does student performance back up the change in policy? Are parents equipped to teach their children proper cell phone etiquette when there’s a technology gap? Tune in to hear the discussion!