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Nationally, 77% of U.S. schools say they prohibit cellphones at school for non-academic use, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. But that number is misleading.
After a full-time return to campus in 2022, teachers in the district found many students were "interacting intensely with cellphones in a way we didn't see before the pandemic," said ...
Phones in school are impeding the learning process. A study by the London School of Economics, looked at the phone policies of 91 schools, impacting 130,000 students, since 2001. Your kids are not ...
In primary schools, students may bring mobile phones to school but the use will not be allowed during class or recess. In secondary schools, mobile phones would be stored in a container and schools can define restrictions during breaks and lunch. The ban came with a guide sent to families on mobile phone use. [19]
Other large school districts, such as Los Angeles, were able to ban phones on school campuses. Florida banned cellphones across the state in 2023 and Indiana and Ohio passed legislation this year.
Banning smartphones opens up a can of worms that state lawmakers don’t want to have. Requiring schools to ban a device is a totalitarian move that will boost suspensions in school, leading to a ...
Some schools adopted a "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) policy, [11] allowing students to bring Internet-accessing devices, such as phones or tablets to class. [12] During the pandemic, the federal government offered funds that allowed more schools to purchase devices. Over time, more students acquired phones with social media access.
Like many teachers, she says phones aren’t the only problem. There’s also the earbud issue. “Forty percent of my students have at least one earbud in when they walk into class,” Black said.