Cellphone Bans in Classrooms: Your Questions Answered

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🗓️ 15 September 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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More and more U.S. districts are limiting or banning phone use in schools, including some of the largest districts in the nation. But, should cellphones be banned in schools? And can these bans actually be enforced? WSJ education reporter Sara Randazzo answers your questions on who’s for and who’s against these prohibitions and what we might see in classrooms. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts. Further Reading Schools Lock Up Cellphones to Keep Students Focused This School Took Away Smartphones. The Kids Don’t Mind. Schools Want to Ban Phones. Parents Say No. A Teacher Did All He Could to Keep Kids Off Phones. He’s Quitting in Frustration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.2	Gartenberg for the Wall Street Journal. This is What's News Sunday. The show
0:40.3	where we tackle the big questions about the biggest stories in the news
0:43.6	by reaching out to our colleagues across the newsroom to help explain what's
0:47.2	happening in our world. This week, more and more US schools and districts
0:51.6	are limiting or banning phone use in all
0:54.3	classrooms. But should cell phones be banned in schools and can these bans
0:58.5	actually be enforced? You've got questions. Let's get to it.
1:04.1	They buzz.
1:05.9	They ping.
1:08.6	They ring.
1:11.1	And it's the middle of class.
1:13.0	A number of states, including Indiana, South Carolina, and Florida,
1:18.0	have passed laws that bar student cell phone use either during class or for the entire school day.
1:23.0	Some districts are following suit.
1:25.0	This summer, Los Angeles voted to ban cell phone news during the entire school day,
1:30.0	while others are pulling back from previous plans.
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