A high school in Texas locked up mobile phones; here’s what happened

In an attempt to create a cellphone-free space, a school in Texas has been requiring students to hand in their phones in the morning. — KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND/dpa

STUDENTS streamed into Lake Highlands High School in Dallas on a recent morning, briefly stopping in front of an assistant principal.

“Good morning! How are you?” the administrator asked while she locked each teenager’s cellphone in a grey pouch.