A Missouri high school announced it would ban smartphones and smartwatches beginning Monday.
Steelville High School made the announcement Thursday on Facebook, claiming it’s the school’s latest attempt to prevent students from taking photos and videos of each other for social media. The new policy is a roundabout way to prevent child pornography from being filmed in the form of impromptu videos in school bathrooms, according to the principal.
“Student devices will be locked up and returned upon dismissal or they may choose to not bring them at all,” Principal Steven Vetter wrote. “Any student who violates this new procedure will have their phone taken and a parent or guardian will be required to pick it up. Second offense will result in the same, plus the addition of after school detention.”
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Steelville opted to limit comments on the post, but it still garnered over 600 likes and 800 shares as of this report.
Vetter has been the principal for six years. He saw a similar policy work at the local junior high before deciding to implement it at the higher level.
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After Monday, parents will have to contact the office to communicate with their children.
