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Schools Are For Textbooks, Not Texting
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Charli XCX recently said “it’s really hard being ahead.” As someone who knew how to properly pronounce Chappell Roan’s name in 2020, I fully agree. But sometimes, it’s not just hard being ahead, it’s literally against the law. Take this high school science teacher, for instance. In 2015, he got suspended without pay for five days after using a signal jammer to stop his students from using their cell phones in class: