More and more people want to ban mobile phones in schools

Cell phone bans in schools are growing across the country as educators and state lawmakers attempt to address learning gaps and reduce distractions. But there are deep divisions within the movement. New York City, Los Angeles and the state of Virginia have taken steps in recent weeks to ban students’ phones in classrooms, despite some … Read more

I Gave Up My Cell Phone to Show My Teenage Daughters It Was Possible – The Results Were Disastrous

A barrage of pinging WhatsApp messages interrupts my lunchtime dog walk. “Draconian, punitive measures!” says one. “Well, it’s true that smartphones are bad for mental health,” says another. The unofficial “Parents of Year 8” group chat for my daughters’ school goes into overdrive, fueled by the school’s proposed new, stricter phone policy: dumb phones only … Read more