As students head back to school, there’s one item not included in their school supply list.
This year more schools are banning cell phones from the classroom. So far, ten states have passed laws or adopted policies to limit cellphone use in schools, with more states likely to follow.
The DeKalb County School District is the latest metro Atlanta school district to pilot a classroom cellphone ban.
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Teachers have been pushing for these restrictions for years. According to Pew Research, more than 70% of high school teachers say cellphone use continues to be a “major problem.”
Channel 2 Washington Correspondent Nicole D’Antonio spoke to lawmakers about a bipartisan effort to crack down on phones during school hours.
Nearly half of teenagers say they’re online almost constantly, but the new bans on cellphones in class may make them leave their phones at home.
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