NIXA, Mo. — As school districts across Missouri prepare for their first year under the new state ban on cell phones in the classroom, the Nixa School District is simply taking its policy from last year and strengthening it.
“Last year we had a policy where they could not have it during the actual classroom time for the hour class period, and I think that worked pretty well. I saw a big difference in the engagement of our students,” Erin Livengood said.
Livengood has been teaching before cell phones even made their way into classrooms…