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The US needs to follow England’s lead and ban cell phones from schools #shorts
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1:00Now PlayingA flat-out phone ban in schools could be around the corner in England. NY Post columnist Rikki Schlott shares this story.
On Monday, Britain’s Education Secretary Gillian Keegan announced upcoming guidance from the Department of Education that recommends school principals prohibit phone use — both during classroom time and free time throughout the school day.
The Department said the move “aims to support the wider work the government is doing to raise standards in schools by increasing students’ focus and reducing distractions.”
That’s after researchers from the British government found that 29% of secondary school students say they used phones in most or all of their classes.
England joins Portugal, Italy and France, which have all moved to ban phones in classrooms.
I think it’s time more school districts in the United States do, too — and that’s because I know firsthand just how valuable school phone bans really can be.
I, like most of my Gen Z peers, was 10 years old when I got my first iPhone.
Looking back, screen time robbed me of memories I surely would have made playing outside with friends or spending quality time with family.
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