BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — California State University Bakersfield students in professor Rob Paggi's class call her no tech policy "life changing." Professor Paggi who joined 17 News at Sunrise discussed the importance of having no technology during academic lessons and how this considerable change improved her student's intake of information. ‘Targeted enforcement arrests’: Border Patrol breaks silence, reveals details on Kern County operation Last year Governor Newsom signed the "phone free school act." This will require schools to adopt a policy limiting or prohibiting the use of smartphones by July 1, 2026. Last semester, Professor Paggi took an all or nothing approach—completely banning technology in her classroom. Watch the full interview in the video player above.