At our high school, we recently reexamined our electronic use policy. In conversations during the summer, the assistant principals and I agreed that enforcing our current policy of no electronic devices during the school day was inconsistent with societal norms. So in the opening days of this school year, we asked our students to use their cell phones and other devices responsibly.

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Cell-phone use is becoming more and more common among students. According to CTIA-The Wireless Association, 79% of teenagers (about 17 million) have a mobile device.