'Kids are talking to each other.' Teachers, students in the US embrace phone ban

For many educators, getting rid of phones has made their jobs easier. — Image by master1305 on Freepik

While planning a field trip to a student-athlete leadership conference in September, Kassie Binkley doubted that her high schoolers could make it through the day without their cellphones, as their school district now requires.

So she was stunned when the teens not only survived the phone-less trip – they seemed to love it.