Youth and Technology: How no cellphones in schools is going in Alberta [Video]

How kids and teenagers use their cell phones is an issue parents and schools continue to grapple with so this week, Global News is diving deeper into youth and technology.

On day one of this series, a Edmonton Catholic Schools high school principal weighed in on the province-wide cellphone ban — implemented back in the fall — and said the feedback has been positive so far.

“In terms of interruptions during instructional times, discipline issues — but also that social, emotional piece where kids really weren’t engaging with each other as much. We are noticing they are now,” said Nicole Falcone-Dempsey, principal of Archbishop O’Leary Catholic High School.

Although some schools already practiced no cellphones in class, the province-wide ban has made it that much easier for staff and students.

“You don’t see the cellphones as …