As a recent study finds 90% of parents want connection with kids at school, a new tech capability makes focus automatic on any campus in America, while keeping families safely connected.
DENVER, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cosmo, the family technology company behind the award-winning JrTrack line of kids’ smartwatches connecting over half a million parents and kids, today introduced School-Fi, a breakthrough innovation to make kid-safe connection automatically distraction-free on any school campus in America. As school phone ban policies sweep across the country, School-Fi offers a first-of-its-kind solution to support the needs of students, parents, and educators.
Launching late July with Cosmo’s all-new parent platform, School-Fi is an innovative geolocation school recognition system, using Cosmo’s precision HaloGPS technology. Cosmo devices can immediately recognize entry and departure from any school campus in the country and intelligently modify device capabilities and notifications to preserve student attention in learning environments. During school hours, parents can select their custom configuration of safety and communication functions to ensure essential connection with their child.
With School-Fi capabilities, the result is an automatic and seamless transition from a smart device to an analog time-telling and safety accessory that meets the needs of both parents and educators when and where it matters.
Where other focus mode settings rely on static schedules, School-Fi raises the bar for the future of kids’ connection, making distraction-free school focus intelligent and automatic with zero stress or mental load for parents.
“Parents are being asked to make an impossible choice: keep their child reachable or keep them focused at school,” said Russell York, CEO and Founder of Cosmo. “And the dilemma is just as real for teachers. We don’t think families or educators should have to choose. School-Fi is designed to make connection work the way it should––quiet during class, available when it matters, and automatic for parents. The future of kids’ technology is devices actually built around the realities of childhood, and a critical part of that is school.”
Built for the Phone-Ban Era
Across the country, schools are rapidly pushing to restrict student phone use as educators, policymakers, and families respond to growing concerns around distraction, screen time, social media, and mental health.
However, limiting phones creates a second concern for parents: how to stay connected to their child in case of emergencies. In fact, despite phone ban policies in over 35 states, new data shows that 90% of parents overwhelmingly support students having access to cellphones, with emergencies being cited as the top reason.
