How to move beyond "off and away" rules that don't work and build a structurally enforced phone-free environment that actually changes your school's climate The Issue: Policy Has Outpaced Practice If you're a middle school principal in 2026, you are almost certainly already operating under some form of phone restriction. The question is no longer whether to have a phone policy — it's whether the policy you have is actually working. The numbers tell the story clearly. Accordin