(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2017, file photo, a person uses a smart phone in Chicago. Nearly all Americans agree that the rampant spread of misinformation is a problem. Most also think individual users, along with social media companies, bear a good deal of blame for the situation. That’s according to a new poll from The Pearson Institute and the Associated Press—NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Castle, PA) Lawmakers in Pennsylvania are considering banning cellphones in schools, but one school district has something in place to help with the overwhelming phone usage by students. Laurel School District lets students either use a caddy for their phones or put it in a slot. State Senator Devlin Robinson says that the cellphone ban in classrooms would bring focus back to students and studies confirm that the change improves mental health. However, Laurel students in 9th through 12th grades can use their cellphones at lunch time. If this legislation is to pass, Pennsylvania would also be among almost thirty other states that have already banned cellphones in schools.