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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Io Dodds

The great cellphone purge in schools — something both sides of the aisle can agree on

Cigarettes, backpacks, short skirts, firearms and books. Now, you can add a new item to the banned-in-school list - the smartphone.

From California to Texas to Maine, both state legislatures and individual school districts are cracking down on screen time in the classroom, often implementing total "bell to bell" bans on personal devices. The goal of the bans is to reduce distractions in the classroom and improve kids’ learning outcomes, while also reducing their overall screen time and thus their exposure to digital dangers.

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