Before the state banned them, Chemistry teacher Lyn Vinskus didn’t consider cell phones to be a persistent problem in her Concord High School classroom. Still, there were issues.
A student would go to the bathroom, phone in hand, and return visibly agitated. Someone would be texting in class and push back when asked to put the device away, saying they were texting their mom, or their boss, and it was an emergency.
“There …