4 educators detail why their schools are banning student cell phones

Photo caption: Academic and social-emotional impacts are at the core of many school systems’ decisions to prohibit students from carrying their phones during the day. Photo credit:  Monkey Business Images via Getty Images. Article by Elena Ferrarin. K-12 Dive – July 6, 2023.

Constantly checking for messages. Watching videos and showing them to fellow students. Playing games. Video chatting with students in other classrooms or not in school. Videotaping students and teachers. Getting into peer conflict through texting and social media. Math teacher Melissa Campbell says there’s a host of negative behaviors associated with students bringing cell phones into the classroom, which in turn affects academic performance. […]

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