The school year is at its halfway point, a good time to evaluate the controversial cellphone policy of Broward County Public Schools, which began on the first day of school. Students are not allowed to use their phones throughout the school day, not even at lunch, unless there’s an emergency.
According to the school district, academic performance is up and school fights are down.
Dan Katz teaches drama and law at Fort Lauderdale High School, and without the distraction of cellphones in the classroom, he’s seeing much less drama but higher performance…