Hi! My name is Paula Hlava and I am a writer for In-Depth. I am a freshman, so this is my first year writing for the paper. My pronouns are she/her/hers. I write for the Evanstonian because I love to inform people and I feel that the work we’re doing is beneficial to sustaining a safe and comfortable school environment. Outside of the Evanstonian, I do ETHS theater. For fun, I love to act, journal, go shopping, go on walks, bake, and spend time with my pets and friends!
Jian Kramer couldn’t remember how that pocket knife even got there in the first place, but now it sat in the palm of the safety officer's hand, staring Kramer back in the face: a mindless error that would change the course of his entire high school education.
The years following the pandemic saw a large uptick in students' addiction to technology, specifically cell phones. Technology had been one of the only things that allowed people to connect with each other even when everyone was stuck at home, and many teachers have noticed the increase in technological use that students endured remotely has translated into the classroom setting. The new phone policy attempts to curb that addiction.
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