Phones Buzz in Class—With Texts From Mom and Dad

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Phones Buzz in Class—With Texts From Mom and Dad
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'My mother texts me all the time.' Schools are instituting phone bans to cut down on classroom distractions.

Cellphone usage in class is getting so out of control that some schools are locking up students’ phones during the day. Here’s a notification for you parents: You’re partly to blame.

Students, teachers and administrators say parents light up their kids’ phones throughout the day with text messages. Students tell me they feel obligated to reply to their parents quickly, even if the text isn’t urgent.

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