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The push to ban phones in schools has gained major steam over the past year. Since July 2023, 12 states have imposed new rules aimed at limiting students’ phone use in the classroom and on ...
A 2024 National Education Association (NEA) poll revealed that 90% of teachers support banning phones during instructional time, with 75% favoring restrictions for the entire school day. Teachers highlight how social media and entertainment apps like Netflix and FaceTime are major distractions, with students often checking their phones for ...
Early attempts at cellphone bans lost traction. The debate over phones' place in educational spaces stretches back even further than NCES data measures—to the aftermath of the Columbine school ...
A 15-year-old student in Indiana told NPR he doesn’t spend time secretly on his phone during class anymore because it’s now “the law” to stay off phones at school. “I feel like I’m ...
A new survey says whether most adults want to ban cellphones in middle and high schools. That's the easy part. Now what to do about social media?
The 74 takes a closer look at Yondr, a company that's seen a boom in business driven by school district sales.
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 ...
The ban also covers lunch, a time when some other schools let students use their phones. Cooper said that coming back from the COVID-19 pandemic, she recognized that many students had lost the ...