Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton

Tulsa World Reporter

Mike Simons

Tulsa World Photojournalist

Classes started Thursday for Owasso Public Schools and the school year already looks a little different for Maya Keene.

Thanks to a new state law, the Owasso High School sophomore and other students across the state are not allowed to use cellphones, smart watches and other electronic devices during the school day.

Along with making it more challenging to find her friends during lunch and passing periods, it’s prompted some other minor moments during the first two days of classes.

“I can obviously read a clock, but I’m just used to looking at my smart watch for the time,” Keene said. “It’s definitely a bigger adjustment than I thought it would be.

“I have a feeling we’ll all get used to it, but I jus

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