One school’s cell phone ban offers preview into how students, administrators may adapt to new law

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 1,448

Last Updated: 21 hours, 26 minutes ago

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Just after 9 a.m. on a Thursday morning in April, Brewer High School student Dylan Unobskey walked into the main office and handed his cell phone to Office Secretary Megan Gobeil.

Gobeil slipped the phone into a caddy alongside two dozen others and handed Unobskey a claim ticket he could use to retrieve it at the end of the day. When students return to school this fall, districts will need systems of their own for …

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