Grant High School student's petition against cell phone restrictions gains traction

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Even as Portland Public Schools is trying to work out a plan for a district-wide policy to limit cell phone use in the classroom, some schools have already taken matters into their own hands by requiring students to lock up their phones.

At Grant High School, they've adopted a cell phone policy requiring students to "secure their phone and smartwatch (on silent) in a personally assigned lockable Yondr Pouch before they arrive on campus."

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