This chapter explores the contentious issues surrounding the ban on cell phones in schools, emphasizing the challenges educators face in enforcing this policy. It considers the impact of technology on students' mental health and social skills while discussing the shifts in communication dynamics brought on by the pandemic.
Educators and politicians across the nation are banning cellphones in classrooms. Today, Explained’s Miles Bryan visits a school in Philadelphia to find out how kids feel about it.
This episode was reported and produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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