In a discussion-only session Thursday, Lamesa school board members pondered the question facing anyone with teenagers: How do you get them to put away their cell phones during class time?
If it isn’t just the phones that are issues at school; it’s also the dress code, and for some administrators it just isn’t worth the hassle of fighting kids over ear buds.
Superintendent Jim Knight said school staff are revisiting the issue about loosening the dress code, but the phone problem isn’t a battle they are willing to lose.
“We’re not going to draw a line on instructional time,” Knight said. “What it ...