North Carolina School Removes Bathroom Mirrors to Curb TikTok Distractions
The move, along with a new digital hall pass system, aims to increase student accountability and reduce class disruptions.
- Southern Alamance Middle School in North Carolina has removed mirrors from its bathrooms to discourage students from recording TikTok videos during class time.
- The school reported that students were visiting the bathroom up to nine times a day to record videos, significantly disrupting class time.
- Since the removal of the mirrors, the school has noted a decrease in bathroom visits and an increase in student accountability.
- The school has also implemented a digital hall pass system to better track students' movements and time spent outside of class.
- The Alamance-Burlington School System is aiming to educate students on 'digital citizenship', teaching them when to use and when to put down their cell phones.