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Louisiana passed a law that will take effect in the 2024-2025 academic year, prohibiting the use and possession of cell phones on school property throughout the school day. If students bring phones to school, they must be turned off and stored away. Exceptions are allowed for students who need accommodations for learning purposes. [91]
Critics of smartphones have especially raised concerns about effects on youth, in particular isolation, and its effects on social and emotional development. [35] The presence of smartphones in everyday life may affect social interactions amongst teenagers.
"Fear of missing out" can lead to psychological stress at the idea of missing posted content by others while offline. The relationships between digital media use and mental health have been investigated by various researchers—predominantly psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, and medical experts—especially since the mid-1990s, after the growth of the World Wide Web and rise of ...
Cell phones don’t belong in the classroom, but some students also need them for valid reasons before and after school. Where is the middle ground? Parents have to be smarter than smartphones.
Students who used screens for more than two hours a day are twice as likely to not turn in homework on a regular basis. [36] It is yet to be proven that screen time can significantly enhance academic performance, but it is known that increased use in screen time distracts students from focusing on class assignments. A child using a tablet
Mental health in education is the impact that mental health (including emotional, psychological, and social well-being) has on educational performance.Mental health often viewed as an adult issue, but in fact, almost half of adolescents in the United States are affected by mental disorders, and about 20% of these are categorized as “severe.” [1] Mental health issues can pose a huge problem ...
UNC president: Universities like ours are seeing the effect screens have on students. | Opinion
Feb. 9 AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. ET, Fox This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2025 NFL playoff schedule: Dates, times, TV info for wild card games