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The Brian Lehrer Show

Confusion Reigns Over Phone Rules in City Schools

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

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4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Amy Zimmer on New York City schools' patchwork of rules surrounding phones in class, and why Gov. Hochul is mulling a statewide ban.

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0:00.0

It's the Brian Larris show on WNYC. Good morning, everyone. This is Supreme Court

0:16.4

Decision Day, one of them. The second to last Thursday in June, is a big one of those almost every

0:21.4

year. And as many of you know, they released their decisions as if they were doing it for us,

0:26.9

just after 10 o'clock as our show begins. So we are watching their feed to see if any of the big

0:32.5

ones are about to come down. Presidential immunity from prosecution for Donald Trump. Can social media platforms remove

0:40.3

content they deem to be false? You know, conservatives want the platforms not to have that editing

0:46.1

right. Can states deny gun permits to people with domestic violence, orders of protection

0:52.1

against them? The gun right side says the right to bear arms should apply even to people with orders of protection against them. The gun right side says the right to bear arms

0:55.4

should apply even to people with orders of protection against them based on their risk of committing

0:59.8

domestic violence. We're watching for those and a few others and we'll tell you what we learn

1:04.8

immediately. When we learn it, that could be any second. And we'll add a segment to the show to analyze any big decision that does get announced.

1:14.3

Interesting that a couple of those Supreme Court cases pertain to social media because those platforms are in the news for two other reasons this week.

1:23.3

Did you hear that the U.S. Surgeon General Vivekk Murthy, had an op-ed in the New York Times

1:29.1

proposing that social media sites carry warning labels like cigarettes and alcohol do

1:34.2

because of how much social media use is contributing to a youth mental health crisis in this country?

1:41.4

So why a warning label, Dr. Vivek Murthy?

1:45.6

Now, a warning label would help parents to understand these risks. Many parents don't know

1:50.6

that those risks exist. And we have data from tobacco warning labels that in fact tells us

1:55.4

that they can be helpful in changing awareness and changing behavior. Keep in mind, when

2:00.0

Congress authorized these labels for tobacco,

2:03.4

more than half a century ago or nearly half a century ago,

2:06.7

smoking rate in America was above 40%.

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