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I'm about to show my age here a little bit maybe I'll regret this but I did not get my own personal cell phone

until I was in high school that little Nokia really did not do much beyond keypad style texting and a couple of rudimentary games.

Snake was fun, but I never lost an hour to it or anything.

I mostly used the cell to call my parents.

Obviously these days days phones can do way more and they can be a huge

distraction especially in schools. Some experts say the devices along with social media are actively hindering education

and exacerbating a mental health crisis among children.

In fact, U.S. Surgeon General Viveivake Morthy is so concerned that three months ago, he called on Congress to add a warning label on social media platforms, like the ones you see on cigarettes.

Well, now some states are cracking down in the classroom.

At least 11 states have passed laws or enacted policies that ban or restrict students

use of cell phones in schools or recommended that local school

districts enact their own restrictive policies.

Each student has been given a yonder magnetic pouch to keep their phones out of reach.

As you might expect, many students don't love it.

You can't tell me that sounds legal or like constitutional.

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