Guest editorial: Students will thrive in phone-free schools

  • Research suggests a seven hour school day that is entirely phone free will positively impact academic success and reduce anxiety in students.
    Research suggests a seven hour school day that is entirely phone free will positively impact academic success and reduce anxiety in students.
  • After completing a puzzle challenge during reading month at DPS, the 4th grade class takes time to relax. Photo by Staci Jenson
    After completing a puzzle challenge during reading month at DPS, the 4th grade class takes time to relax. Photo by Staci Jenson
  • The Drayton PTO sponsored two free bikes to junior high and high school students as part of March’s reading month at DPS. Winners Landon Mapel and John Gunter are pictured with one of the bikes. Photo by Jamie Rarick
    The Drayton PTO sponsored two free bikes to junior high and high school students as part of March’s reading month at DPS. Winners Landon Mapel and John Gunter are pictured with one of the bikes. Photo by Jamie Rarick
  • Guest editorial: Students will thrive in phone-free schools
    Guest editorial: Students will thrive in phone-free schools
    When we stood up this week in support of legislation to require phonefree schools in North Dakota, we approached it as giving something back to students: the freedom to learn and grow with far less distraction and stress.As parents of a combined six children who have attended 15 different schools in several districts, we’ve had a front-row seat to the impacts of smartphones and social ...

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