It is easy to admit to a certain degree of dependency on smartphones; after all, one would be hard pressed to find someone this day in age who is not at least somewhat reliant on the device. Confronting the harmful effects of that dependency, however, is another story.

As thousands of other students across the country walked out, Snider students stayed in the classroom while administrators lined the halls ready to scold students who dared enter the hallways.

While some say the new requirements will provide students with skills needed to enter the workforce, others are concerned that graduation rates will drop.