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The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education this week voted to ban smartphones for its 429,000 students in an attempt to insulate kids from distractions and social media that undermine learning and hurt mental health.
When Marshall County students return to school in the fall, they will have to lock up their cell phones. Yahoo Sports
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week that he intends to restrict the use of phones in schools following Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s warning about the […]
Cellphones and high school education might not mix, according to Pew Research Center analysis published in the wake of an announcement made by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul that she wants to sign legislation to ban smartphones in schools because of their addictive nature.
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The moves to ban cellphone use in schools echo comments from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who recently called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms
The evidence that smartphones and social media have had a painful to a catastrophic effect on millions of younger Americans — plunging many into depression, and spurring eating disorders, thoughts
Calls to limit cell phone use in school and put warning labels on social media platforms is a cause that is gaining momentum.
The Los Angeles Unified School District board voted in favor of banning phones and social media throughout the school day for its 430,000 students, becoming the latest school district to greenlight the ban.
Banning smartphones in schools is one of those rare policies that Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on but it hasn’t always been a popular idea — so what’s changed?