Maggie Welsh - English teacher
“I 1,000% think the policy was successful. I like that during breaks, students interact and build community. I thought it would be far more difficult to enforce the...
Bingchen Hu, 9:
“I think it affected lots of kids in my grade, because they really enjoyed scrolling on Instagram reels or playing Clash Royale, and they get to do that during breaks,” Hu said....
Lynbrook’s phone restriction policy will go into effect on the first day of the 2025-26 school year.
Phones must be shut off during instruction time, including tutorials.
More information will...
Collapsing onto their bed after a stressful school day at Lynbrook, a student absentmindedly opens their phone. From one Instagram reel to another, the clock suddenly strikes 3 a.m., but all they can remember...
In 2024, Oxford University Press named “brain rot” its word of the year, marking a new level of social relevance for the term — though it has existed in popular culture for decades, appearing in...
What you need to know:
The documentary “Screenagers Next Chapter” was screened on Nov. 21 in the Lynbrook theater.
The film covers the effects of social media on mental health and methods...
As the rest of the class finishes their projects, students around the classroom instinctively reach for their phones, creating a distraction for themselves and other students attempting to focus on the...
At the beginning of class, I always see a room full of faces, dully lit up by blue screens. Saying hello to my friends proves to be a challenge because their monotonous ritual of smirking at a post, double-tapping...
Walking through the halls of campus, it is not unusual to see students with phones in hand. For many, time with cell phones offer a needed break from academics, a chance to unwind and relax. However,...
