For parents, school phone bans connect to many issues

Update: 2024-11-11

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This fall, California became the latest state to adopt a law banning cellphone use in schools. The Golden State joins more than a dozen that have imposed restrictions as alarm grows about the potentially harmful effects of smartphone use on students’ learning and mental health. Support for these policies spans the political spectrum. But one important constituency sometimes has a hard time adjusting: parents. Kathryn Jezer-Morton, a columnist for The Cut, wrote about the challenges of disconnecting.

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For parents, school phone bans connect to many issues

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For parents, school phone bans connect to many issues

Marketplace / Marketplace Tech Staff

For parents, school phone bans connect to many issues