Students at Brush High School have been dealing well with a new South Euclid-Lyndhurst Schools policy that forbids their use of c ell phones during classroom hours. In addition, metal detectors have been set up at three district schools.

I have a 12-year-old who just started Junior High in the US (which covers grades 7 and 8), and her school has a phone-free campus policy. My other child is about to turn 9 and will be there soon. Both have expressed wanting a phone,

With the new school year comes renewed debate over the use of cell phones in the classroom.Among New York parents of school-age children, 77-percent support barring cell phone use in schools during the day,

Mike Morath made the recommendation as concerns rise that phones are harmful to students’ mental health and distract them from learning.