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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

RFK tells schools to cut back on screen time and go back to old textbooks as Trump touts AI for education

The U.S. Surgeon General’s Office is urging schools to limit screen time across the board, warning that over-exposure to tech in the classroom can harm children’s health.

“While screen use can have some benefits, the evidence of a range of risks to children’s overall mental and physical health is mounting,” Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote in a statement introducing a new tech-themed advisory from the office, which was released on Wednesday.

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