Summary
Several states, including Alabama, Maryland, and New Hampshire, are introducing legislation to ban or restrict cellphones in schools.
The measures claim to reduce distractions and address concerns over teen mental health linked to heavy social media use.
Proponents argue such bans help students focus, but opponents, including parents, warn of safety and communication issues.
“If something were to happen in the school, my child should be able to have their cellphone to be able to call for help, to be able to call me,” said parent Jeara Underwood.
Experts emphasize teaching responsible tech use rather than imposing broad bans.
Have fun closing that little box.
Your comment almost launched me into the third tirade in as many months about how the story of “schools putting in litter boxes” was nothing but anti-education nonsense that doesn’t take into account the fact that most school boards are made up of people who would never do anything like that in a million years just on cost alone, then I re-read lol.