Local schools still allowing cell phones

CHENEY – As many school districts nationwide ban cell phones on campus, Cheney and Medical Lake are bucking the trend.

Reardan-Edwall and Peninsula school districts are now banning student use of cell phones on their campuses.

Spokane School District, too, is partially banning student cellphone use. There, elementary pupils are banned from using phones during school hours, including lunch. Middle schoolers will have lunch-time privileges and high schoolers will be able to use them between classes and at lunch.

Medical Lake School District officials haven’t taken the ban up.

“At this time, the...