Oklahoma City Board of Education Chair Paula Lewis, right, speaks during a due process hearing on May 7 at the Clara Luper Center for Educational Services in Oklahoma City. The district’s school board approved a ban on student cellphone use to comply with a new state law. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)
OKLAHOMA CITY — A new statewide cellphone ban received mixed reviews from the Oklahoma City Board of Education while it implemented the policy on Monday.
The board voted 5-1 to restrict student cellphone use throughout the entire school day. Students will be allowed to have cellphones or other personal electronic devices on school premises, on school transportation and at school-sponsored activities, but they are forbidden from using the devices from the morning bell until dismissal at the end of the day…