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TALKING TO THE BOARD

Lamesa School Superintendent David Ritchey made predictions to school board members Thursday night.He said in about a year, state lawmakers will ban cell phones from the classroom.The cell phones have been such a disruption to students’ learning and mental health. They often result in contention with educators trying to do their jobs without inter- ruptions.“Other states have already done it,” Ritchey said about the ban. “Right now, it’s up to what schools want to do (in enacting their own policies about cell phone usage).”His second prediction is that school vouchers, the state’s plan in funding private schools using public funds,

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