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Volume 60 Issue 1 | October 07, 2024 | Lynbrook High School, 1280 Johnson Ave., San Jose, CA 95129
Schoolwide phone policy should assist responsible usage BY CHARLOTTE BOLAY AND INAAYA YOUSUF
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s the rest of the class finishes their projects, students around the classroom instinctively reach for their phones, creating a distraction for themselves and other students attempting to focus on the task at hand. Moments like this in the classroom have fueled debate around appropriate cell phone use in schools. Currently, Lynbrook does not have a school-wide policy to mandate cell phone restrictions for all classes, but with the passage of the Phone-Free Schools Act by Gov. Gavin Newsom, this could change. The bill, signed into law on Sept. 23, 2024, requires schools to institute a policy limiting the use of cell phones throughout the school day by July 2026, bringing urgency to the conversation of how such a policy should be implemented. To best fit the academic environment at Lynbrook, the policy should balance restriction and flexibility, helping students improve their focus in the classroom while still providing access to cell phones when necessary for educational use. Story continued on page 5.
Editors’ Picks Lynbrook clubs host booths at Cupertino Night Market pg. 3
The colorful stories of paraeducators pg. 9
Linking the globe through the sister cities program pg. 11 The Vipers hit sixes and spark growth of local cricket pg. 12
Photo and graphic illustrations by Vidushi Upadhyay and Eileen Zhu.