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Utah’s new “bell-to-bell” ban on smartphones in schools takes effect this fall.
Urban Living
Spring break is over for most as students return to class. But in 35 states and Washington, D.C., they aren’t allowed to use cell phones in K-12 classrooms. Watching news about this topic, it appears American schools have been on the fast track to get control of the teaching environs.
Teachers, administrators, counselors and legislators have pushed to eliminate phone use in an attempt to help kids improve their academic performance and, frankly, their mental health. We can all most likely agree that both we and our kids have attention problems because of these hand-held computers.
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