“Starting last year, we went to complete no cellphone use at all for any reason from 8:10 a.m. to 2:40 p.m., which is our school day,” said Principal Patrick Smith.

Smith says the phone ban has made kids more engaged in class and with each other. “There was no cross-the-table conversations, there was no interaction in the hallways. And let’s be real, with these devices, our students — especially our teenagers — there’s a lot of drama that comes from social media, and a lot of conflict that comes from it,” he said.

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The school district superintendent in an email last Friday notified Sabrina and Tim Mattis that their 9-year-old daughter Krystal will be allowed to get her dose at school, after they said officials initially told them she needed to leave school property and take medication before she could return.

The district will now work with Mattis on a plan for how and when she will give Krystal — who has epilepsy and autism spectrum disorder — her medical cannabis mid-day, which will save the third grader the stress of leaving school and disrupting her day.

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