give up their phone as they walk into the school. A warning, some preteens and teenagers may shutter in panic upon seeing this. The phone, smart watch, whatever they want to put in their their cell phone taken away upon entering school. >> And temporarily locked away in a secure pouch outright open. You can open honestly, I would want to give it to you in Jersey City, New Jersey, second largest school district with 27,000 students. Middle School principal Doctor Jeanine met a Scout Co has been entrusted with leading a pilot program to ban cell phones and smart devices during school hours using proprietary Yondr pouches which are already popular at comedy clubs and concerts were trying to >> improve academic achievement by minimizing any type of classroom distractions. But there's a flip side to this debate. >> Parents still reeling from last week's fatal school shooting in Georgia. They say they want an open and an interrupted line of communication with their child during that kind of nightmare scenario. Some children a calling to say goodbye is sadly, but >> this is the world we live in. They need their phones. They need something. If we can delay the access to social media, Jersey city school superintendent doctor Norm of Fernandez, a 40 year veteran of the district. >> Says while she understands parents concerns a cell phone ban is built on a sense of trust that the district can keep students safe during times of calm and during a crisis that concern. It's students are exposed to so much on the Internet giving it to very young people who don't have the skills yet. >> Dr Fernandez says the pilot program that she put in place here at this middle school. >> could be just the beginning. She is optimistic that this policy will go districtea-wri.d e by the end