Right now, the cellphone policies at schools in Massachusetts vary by district, but state education officials say phones have become such a distraction that they are trying to figure out the right way to restrict them.
At a meeting this week, students and teachers from across the state weighed in on various ways to get students to put cellphones away.
In Quincy, school officials are already trying it out. As of this year, the district has a policy that restricts cellphone usage at schools. In elementary schools, cellphones are banned. In middle schools, they have to be kept in a locker, and at the high school they can only be used at lunch and during passing times.
