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Saint Ignatius goes cellphone free. Students and teachers say they've seen a positive difference

At Saint Ignatius High School on Cleveland's west side, every day is a busy day at the all-boys school, from rushing to class or traversing through the 20-acre campus. But for every student, each day begins the same: by locking up your phones before school even begins. Adam Bornhorst is a senior "My first thoughts were, like, 'How are we going to be able to at all communicate if we don't have our phones?" senior Adam Bornhorst admitted. The key word is "communicate" — not on your phones, says Principal Dr. Anthony Fior, but with each other. "Just asking them, like, 'What's your screen time?' Some would say 6-8 hours," Fior told 3News. "Kind of (an) egregious amount of time on their devices." Once students arrive, such devices do not see the light of day until 3 p.m. The phones are locked away in Yondr pouches, otherwise known as "cellphone hotels." "The research on the topic is pretty irrefutable that phones during the school day are a distraction," Fior said, citing research that indicates 46% of kids are constantly on their phones, with 95% of those between the ages of 13 and 17. Last year, Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill that requires Ohio school districts to come up with policies that restrict student cellphone use, with certain exceptions for health or learning-related issues. Lydia Esparra reports.