Gov. Kevin Stitt listens as Jenks High School senior Addison Dodder speaks during a roundtable discussion about the district’s cellphone policy on Wednesday in the Jenks Public Schools Math and Science Center. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)
BIXBY — For the past three months of school, Carter Storts found herself reaching for her cellphone only to come up empty.
Like all students in ninth grade and below at Bixby Public Schools, Carter isn’t allowed to access her cellphone for the entire school day. Carter, a ninth grader, said it was hard at first to adjust, but now she’s grateful for the rule.
“It helps my ability to focus and be able to focus on one task,” she said. “Also outside of school, like when I go home and spend time with my parents, I’m not on my phone as much because I don’t feel the need. I can focus on just being present.”
