September 7, 2001

Business Schools, Fed Up With Internet Use During Classes, Force Students to Log Off

By KATHERINE S. MANGAN

For years, business schools have poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into wiring their classrooms, handing out laptops, and making it easy for students to log on to the Internet. Now many schools are spending thousands more to make students log off.

The Internet has become a nuisance in many classrooms, where students are tuning out their professors while they send e-mail messages, check company Web sites, trade stocks, and otherwise multitask their way through their

Digital or Print Subscription

Web Pass

Already have an account? Log In Now.