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The cell phone ban is both helpful and detrimental to students

The cell phone ban is both helpful and detrimental to students

Laasya Avula September 19, 2024

With the implementation of the new cell phone ban in schools all around Indiana, students and staff are experiencing the benefits and drawbacks of the ban. The policy, Senate Bill 185, states that cell...

Junior Gaia Shields places her phone in a cell phone pocket at the start of class on Sep. 16, following the newly passed policy banning phone use during instruction. The change is intended to reduce distractions and boost classroom engagement.

Cell phone restrictions redefines engagement, interactions in school

Aidah Brown and Drithi Raipet September 17, 2024

On average, students pick up their cell phones 51 times during the school day, according to Common Sense Media. After noticing reduced academic engagement due to screen time, this year Indiana legislators...

New cell phone policy. Administrators should reconsider severity of consequences.

Contributor December 12, 2014

THE RECENTLY UPDATED CELL PHONE POLICY AT this school outlines how students who show “inappropriate cell phone use” will be punished. The first offense calls for a detention, the second is a Saturday...

Freshman Colby Cronnin checks his smartphone while doing homework. Cronnin said he has started obsessively checking his cell phone, even while he is studying. KATHLEEN BERTSCH / PHOTO

Smartphone users tend to develop obsessive habits

feature September 14, 2011

This school year is only a few weeks old but already, a teacher has caught freshman Colby Cronnin checking his phone during class. Ever since he replaced his regular cell phone with a smartphone, Cronnin...

Texting law’s effectiveness comes into question after little enforcement

News September 23, 2010

By Erick Dick <[email protected]> Junior Clayton Morrison said he is familiar with the texting while driving law of 2009 and is aware that it is illegal to text while driving, but he said he does...

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feature February 25, 2010

While some students consider texting effective, others find it distracting and detached By Laura Peng <[email protected]> Junior Mark Huber texts continuously throughout the day: during meals,...

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