Cellphones

Opinion & Commentary

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Cellphones

Some schools across the U.S. are banning student cellphones, not just limiting their use. State legislatures, including Vermont, Kansas, and Oklahoma, are considering "phone-free schools" legislation. Is a school cellphone ban a good idea? How would it affect your life?

The move to prohibit cellphones in school comes amid a warning by the U.S. surgeon general that social media is harming young people's mental health, including sleep deprivation, depression, and anxiety. Teachers say students are too distracted by their phones to pay attention in class. Schools that have taken the bold step to ban cellphones report some positive outcomes. (Read the story, "How a Connecticut middle school won the battle against cellphones," Washington Post, May 1, 2024) What is your opinion?

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Submissions

  • Opinion

    By slothinator

    Cell Phones

    I'm in middle school, and we already have a cell phone ban in place. If someone is caught with their phone during the school day, they can get reported and get a detention.

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  • Opinion

    By Connor KW

    Phones in Schools

    It is well known that cell phones can cause many problems in and out of school. Previously teachers have had the opportunity to tell their students to place their phones in “phone pockets” near the door.

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  • Opinion

    By victorian_rose13

    Banning Phones From Schools

    I don't hate the idea of banning phones from schools, but there are some things that I feel that the bill's (which would have made it so phones were banned during the school day) writers might have failed to take into consideration.

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