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Good morning and welcome to Kid News.

I'm Kim.

Today is Thursday, August 15, 2024.

And we begin with, states across the US

dialing up the pressure to keep smartphones out of schools.

In California, Governor Gavin Newsom

sent a letter to school districts Tuesday urging them to act now to

restrict classroom phone use to help students focus and limit risks to their

well-being. According to the Mercury News, Mr Newsom signed a law in 2019 allowing districts to ban

phones during school hours, but not all schools have adopted it, and some that have are having

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