California teacher Joelle Clark said phones are a distraction and policies on their use can be hard to enforce.
AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Joelle Clark, a 28-year-old public school teacher in California, about the state's new law requiring schools to develop a policy that limits smartphone usage by July 1, 2026.
I'm a six-year teacher, and I teach special-ed high school students with mild to moderate learning disabilities.
So, I moved out to California and I came into a school where students are constantly on their phones.
Maybe we should have a class on phones to teach kids healthy habits and the danger of media.
Persons:
Gavin Newsom, Bill, Joelle Clark, Clark, —, I'm, They're
Organizations:
Service, Apple
Locations:
California, Chicago