Martensville principal says students making real connections since cellphones not allowed in class

Since the start of the school year in September, students at Venture Heights elementary school in Martensville have been putting their cellphones away when the school day begins.
“The word ‘ban’ is kind of a tricky one for us — it sounds so draconian,” the school’s principal, Ron Biberdorf, said on Monday. He prefers to use the word “policy” to describe the rule, which applies to all students at the school, from kindergarten to Grade 8.
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