The Hillsborough School district now has what appears, finally, to be a serious policy regarding students and their cell phones. The phones have to be off and out of sight when school is in session. No exceptions. Or they will be taken.
The surprise is that it has taken so long to enact such a “we-mean-business” measure given the pervasive, distracting plague that in-school, cell-phone use has become. The fallout — including inappropriate photography and cheating — has been obvious for some time.
The true test will be in enforcement. Any policy — especially one that runs counter to popular-culture mores — only works when those in authority act accordingly. Like adults in charge.
What a concept.