The state of Ohio passed a new law, which will take effect in January. The law will ban the use of cell phones during school time, including anything the state sees as the instructional day.
According to education.ohio.gov, an instructional day is defined as “any period of time in which a student is expected to be in attendance and includes not only formal instruction time but also supervised activities, such as transitioning between classes, recess, meal periods, and field trips.”
However, Andrew Hill, the superintendent of Wadsworth City Schools, believes that Wadsworth’s current phone policy is suitable for the new law. “Our board discussed the revised language and law at their meeting earlier this month, and we believe that based on the way the law is written, our current policy applies,” Hill said…