The cell phone ban has had surprising benefits at Fossil Ridge High School, staff and students say.
In the 2024-2025 school year, all Poudre School District (PSD) elementary, middle schools, and a few high schools had a cell phone ban, requiring all students to keep cell phones stored away from bell to bell.
Governor Jared Polis signed a bill on May 1 that requires all Colorado school districts to create their own cell phone policies by the start of the 2026-2027 school year…