Last fall, about 7 in 10 U.S. high school teachers reported that students being distracted by their phones was a “major problem” in classrooms, according to a study by Pew Research Center.
Indiana is among a handful of states that have responded to that problem by passing laws or enacting policies that aim to restrict the use of cellphones in schools. According to an Education Week analysis, six of those state measures take effect this school year. In places without state policies, individual districts have adopted their own cellphone bans, including districts in Salt Lake City, Colorado Springs, Colo., Cherry Hill, N.J., and multiple cities in Michigan.
It’s too soon to say whether these policies will be effective in improving student engagement, but the initial reports from Indiana seem promising.
Read more at NPR.
