Classroom phone ban has loosened, but not cut tether between teens and devices - The Ithaca Voice

Classroom phone ban has loosened, but not cut tether between teens and devices - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. — What happens when you try to ban students from using smartphones throughout the school day? In the Ithaca City School District (ICSD), in practice, the state-mandated ban hasn’t resulted in a total, cold turkey elimination of student phone use.  Nevertheless, hundreds of students and educators across two schools reported a significant, across-the-board decline in student cell phone usage, according to student-run surveys. Their da…