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It is argued that, in the classroom, phones can be a constant disruption and may be used inappropriately, such as by cheating on tests, taking inappropriate photographs, [14] and playing mobile games. Phones would also be a distraction, taking away attention that should be going to the teacher.
Schools across the country are discovering that there's no perfect strategy for curbing students' phone use.
So the staff decided to ban phones during class, at recess, at lunch and after school — essentially, all times except when in a special area where parents or others can pick them up from school ...
Addiction to cell phones. Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls the “gradual apathy pandemic” in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates registered for service projects she helped ...
In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the ...
CMS cracks down on phones in class. A state Senate bill to study cell phone use in North Carolina public schools was filed last year but never got out of committee. In the absence of state action ...
In parts of the world, mobile phones are banned in school settings. In France and Ontario, Canada, the use of mobile phones is banned during instructional time in an effort to improve the performance of students. [84] [85] In 2021 China banned mobile phones in schools unless students have written parental consent. [86]
James Cowans, SSTA education convenor said: “62% of members saw the benefits of using mobile phones in helping with lessons. “In many cases this was due to the lack of access to other mobile ...