NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Most public school students have been back in the classroom for about two weeks now, so we wanted to check and see how the statewide ban on phone use is going. WSMV4’s Courtney Allen learned some students have already found a way around it.

Ahead of the statewide ban of phone use in classrooms that went into effect this school year, parents told us they thought it could be beneficial.

“I like where they are going to get kids focused on learning,” one parent said.

Some recent high school graduates said the reality is different.

“Everyone I know that is still in high school, they just have a second phone they give to teachers or show to teachers,” Malik Jackson said. “My little brother is currently in high school. He has two phones.”

Jackson, who graduated in 2

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