WYOMING SCHOOLS AT A CROSSROADS: High School Students’ Dependence on Phones Exacerbated by Pandemic (Part 3)

Lisa Wille-Racine is a Spanish teacher who has taught at Torrington High School for the last seven years as part of her nearly 40-year career in Wyoming and Colorado. David Porter teaches 11th and 12th grade International Baccalaureate English language and literature at Teton Science Schools in Jackson. Both say high school students continue to grapple with a dependency on their phones, which intensified through social distancing and reliance on virtual gatherings during the pandemic. They say more time on social media has led to mental health issues and a stifling of in-person interactions.