In the olden days, the only way I could turn the screen off was with a hammer, so OP - turn the feature off or use a hammer. Guarantee that will work.
Why is having an *option* distracting? I’m not joking about the hammer 🤣 25 years ago my fiancee drove 250 miles to the US from Canada to take a cell phone back and smash it in the store. She was an easily agitatable person.
Tom