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Teens and their cell phones are not easily parted, which is making it harder for educators to stop the texting in class.
When the bell rings, students whip out their phones in the hallways and the thumbs start flying.
"It's hard because the teacher will take it away. So I have to hide it," says one student.
"If the teachers do see the students, we have five to 10 phones taken away from students every day," says East High School GearUp Counselor Salli Robinson.
She says students still find ways to text. "They don't have to look at their phones to text. They can hide it in their pocket and text like crazy," she says.
The Utah Board of Education is trying to craft a policy over cell phone use. Board members are concerned about phones being used for cheating, bullying or swapping inappropriate photos.
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