Adelyn Winter

A new Texas law has been put in place that requires schools to ban all student use of personal communication devices.
Senior Talynn Lowe voiced her opposition to this recent law.
“I personally don’t like the phone ban,” Lowe said. “I can’t text my family during school hours, so I honestly feel distant from the outside world.”
Eighth grade English teacher Becky Nogle has a different perspective on this phone ban.
“I am glad the state has taken a role with helping this phone issue,” Nogle said. “Phone addiction is real and it can be a major distraction for students during school hours.”
Some people have mixed feelings about this phone ban law.
“In my opinion, phones can be a distraction for some students,” sophomore Millie Mayo said. “But if we finish all of our work or have downtime, then I think we should be allowed to have them. I also believe that we should have them at lunch.”
Junior Jocelyn Tedrow said that this ban makes her feel like she is in junior high again.
“Since we didn’t get our phones in junior high, it is not much of a difference,” Tedrow said. “I’m not a big fan of this new phone policy, but I do see the reasons behind placing the phone ban.”
In classes that don’t have as much work as others, students believe that they should be allowed to have their phones.
“I wish I could have my phone when I don’t have anything to do,” senior Serenity Jones said. “I also like to listen to music in classes because it helps me focus, but now the phone policy doesn’t allow it.”
Students such as Seth Truette said that this new phone ban doesn’t really affect them.
“I don’t necessarily care about not having our phones because I was never really on it originally,” Truette said. “I only ever got on my phone when I had absolutely nothing to do or I wanted to check on my fishing app.”