A new district policy prohibits Anchorage School District students from using cellphones in class.
The new policy requires that students put their cellphones away and turn them off or set them to airplane mode.
In a video that the district posted on social media, South Anchorage High School principal Luke Almon said Tuesday that while cellphones were once a valuable learning tool, students now have school-issued laptops. He said cellphones might be a distraction for students…