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District explores ramifications of phone control law
Kristine Lin
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PAUSD to drop mask requirement
Payton Anderson
, Senior Staff Writer
March 2, 2022
Opinion: Wear masks indoors, mandate or not
Anna Feng
, Senior Staff Writer
February 11, 2022
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and
Neil Rathi
September 14, 2021
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![In the fourth period AP Calculus BC class at Palo Alto High School, senior Crystal Li places her phone in the “phone jail.” Starting July 2026, this may become a normal procedure across schools in California thanks to Governor Gavin Newsom signing the Phone-Free School Act into law last week. According to Li, there are often unnecessary complications that come with enforcing phone restrictions. "It becomes a hassle putting it [a phone] in [the phone jail] before class, and taking it out after class," Li said. "There have been multiple times where kids from other periods interrupt the teacher to come back in and pick up a phone they left."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_7386-3-1200x900.jpg)
![Two Palo Alto High School students work in the Paly Library on homework with masks on. As case rates decline and hospitalizations begin to stabilize, California plans to lift its indoor mask requirement starting Feb. 15. According to Paly sophomore Olivia Atkinson, masking should be continued to be enforced in schools. "The mask mandate should persist for a while since COVID-19 cases in schools are still happening," Atkinson said. "Plus, it isn't that much to ask of students [to wear a mask]." (Photo: Anna Feng)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_0191-900x600.jpg)
![Students line up to receive free lunch from the cafeteria in the Student Center at Palo Alto High School. The Palo Alto Unified School District has been offering lunch for free to students due to a requirement from the state government. Freshman Divij Motwani, who eats free lunch on a daily basis, said the option helps those in need. “It [free lunch] wouldn't really have changed [things] to me, but I think it's good for everyone else, especially because there's some people who can't afford lunch,” Motwani said. (Photo: Neil Rathi)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Kabir2-900x519.jpg)
