The move comes after students struggled to pay attention in class following remote learning during the pandemic.
Schools across the state reported that following the pandemic — when kids were often glued to their screens for seven hours a day, if not more — students had issues letting go of their devices when they returned to in-person classes.
Teachers told principals that their students struggled to pay attention in class, were constantly distracted by their phones, and didn’t socially engage with one another in person.
Now, close to five years after the pandemic began, schools are considering what to do about their cellphone policies…