(WLUK) — The state of Wisconsin is cracking down on cell phones in schools after a new law signed by Governor Tony Evers last week that requires school districts to ban phone use during class.
Many school districts in Wisconsin, like the Appleton Area School District, already have some sort of cell phone policy in place, so the transition should be easy.
“The research is telling us that sometimes it’s hard for students to make those choices to be away from their screens. They’re less apt to be engaged in the classroom. It’s very, very hard for them to kind of let go,” AASD Assistant Superintendent of School Services Sheree Garvey said…