More than 60% of WA. schools opt. For cell phone ban. So far.

Schools have opened in Washington state and one of the things we're seeing is a movement towards banning student cell phones in class. loading...

According to axios.com,

‘ Heading into a new school year, more than two-thirds of Washington school districts say they'll have policies in place limiting student cellphone use — although in Seattle, the rules will continue to be decided school by school.’

Now, me being the crotchety old person that I am, I have to ask, why now? This should have happened years ago. (I have no explanation.) Look, I get that parents want to be able to connect with their kids in emergencies, and I know the kids want to connect with, well, everything. But a cell phone in a child's hands during class time? That's just a distraction. load