'Like watching robots': Administrators struggle to limit cell phones in school

Dec. 13—DELPHOS — The problem of cell phones in school has perplexed Chad Brinkman since he became principal of Delphos-Jefferson High School eight years ago. Brinkman surveyed students when he took over the high school in 2016, hoping to craft a new policy to limit distractions caused by cell phone use in class with input from his students. He drafted a policy permitting students to check …