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No TikTok, no Instagram: Chilean school blocks phones and students rediscover real-world connections
A school in Santiago, Chile, has launched a program that blocks smartphones, helping teens reconnect with the real world
The program — the first ever put in place in Chile and one of the first in South America — was implemented last month, a bid by the Lo Barnechea mayor’s office to address student well-being in times of hyperconnectivity and help them rediscover real-world connections. According to Garrido, Lo Barnechea Bicentenario is the first school in Chile and one of the pioneers in South America to adopt this method, inspired by some successful examples of educational institutions in the United States and as efforts grow in the region to regulate the use of smartphones. On a recent cold, sunny day at the end of winter in Chile, dozens of students patiently lined up before putting their smartphones inside a black case designed to jam signal detection through a blocking magnet that only can be deactivated by the school’s inspectors.
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