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Cellphone Bans in Classrooms: Your Questions Answered

Publish Date: 2024/9/15
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More and more U.S. districts are limiting or banning phone use in schools, including some of the largest districts in the nation. But, should cellphones be banned in schools? And can these bans actually be enforced? WSJ education reporter Sara Randazzo answers your questions on who’s for and who’s against these prohibitions and what we might see in classrooms. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts.


Further Reading

Schools Lock Up Cellphones to Keep Students Focused 

This School Took Away Smartphones. The Kids Don’t Mind. 

Schools Want to Ban Phones. Parents Say No. 

A Teacher Did All He Could to Keep Kids Off Phones. He’s Quitting in Frustration. 

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