A sign is shown over a phone holder in a classroom at Delta High School in Delta, Utah. At the rural Utah school, there is a strict policy requiring students to check their phones at the door when entering every class. — AP
IN California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day.
Around the country, educators say students routinely send Snapchat messages in class, listen to music and shop online, among countless other examples of how smartphones distract from teaching and learning.
