WW: What activities did you do on your phone before the phone ban? 

Zarzosa-Grier: I usually use phones for communicating with my parents, which is especially important because I have open periods, and I usually leave school so that I can study more at home. The biggest issue is when my parents have a situation or an appointment and we can’t immediately communicate with each other.

WW: Do you see any significant change in your routine during school and after school? 

Zarzosa-Grier: I mean, I use my phone more at home now, which does interfere with my time spent on studying, but honestly, not that much, other than giving me a bunch of issues during the school day. 

WW: Is there anything else you would like to add?

Zarzosa-Grier: I believe that we should have a designated time to be able to use our phone on campus, at least during lunch. I know a very common argument against phone use in school is that kids aren’t communicating with each other. That is completely the opposite of the truth [because] phones are the number one thing that we use to communicate, especially for classes, if we’re leaving, or somebody wants to get us food from off campus. We’ve got to know where everybody’s at.