Siarra Pierre Charles (7) Is a first-year staff writer for the Portfolio Newspaper. In her free time she enjoys playing soccer and writing.
![Seventh grade theater majors London Perry, Liv Wittmann, Angelique Rondon and seventh grade communications major Dejuan Moreland use their phones during dismissal to text their parents. “I think it [HB 379] is a good policy because it can prevent bad situations from happening,” Rondon said.](https://portfolionews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Social-media--1200x800.jpg)