North Providence schools cell phone policy is 'very effective'

North Providence schools cell phone policy is 'very effective'

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Hundreds of students will have their first day of school on Tuesday in North Providence. As a new school year begins, one of the biggest focuses in North Providence schools is their cell phone policy. Superintendent Joseph Goho said it has been very effective inside the classroom at all grade levels. "We have a no cell phone policy that's been in place for years. More recently, we piloted it in the middle schools …