Student board rep Dais Borje urges phone restrictions, recounts personal improvement
August 26, 2026 | Governor's Office - Boards & Commissions, Executive, Washington
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Dais Borje, the student board representative for the 2026–2027 year, told the governor and audience that removing phones helped them become more responsible and more engaged with peers and teachers.
"When I finally had enough courage to put my phone away and approach people, I discovered that I actually wasn't as scary as it seemed," Borje said, describing how putting the phone away made it easier to form friendships and participate in class.
Borje said the change was not a punishment but a way to foster critical thinking and to avoid basing opinions on social-media misinformation; Borje closed by delivering part of the speech in Spanish to the district's Spanish-speaking community.
"When I finally had enough courage to put my phone away and approach people, I discovered that I actually wasn't as scary as it seemed," Borje said, describing how putting the phone away made it easier to form friendships and participate in class.
Borje said the change was not a punishment but a way to foster critical thinking and to avoid basing opinions on social-media misinformation; Borje closed by delivering part of the speech in Spanish to the district's Spanish-speaking community.
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