"At Jane's school, it was against the rules to have your phone on you. Phones were to be kept off and in your locker." Which words give us clues the the setting is the present time

The words that give us clues this setting is in the present times are, phones.

Explanation:

Phones are something that were not yet portable back in the 60's. So because it says that you could not carry your phones with you and you had to keep them in your locker, this shows that this setting is set in present time.

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