Cell Phone Bans in Public Schools Are Trending Nationwide

Cell Phone Bans in Public Schools Are Trending Nationwide
Teenagers are seen using their cell phones after school. Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images
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Seven years ago, the former New York City Schools Chancellor said the city’s decision to lift a ban on cell phones in schools was “common sense.”

Last week, the Philadelphia Board of Education approved a contract of up to $5 million with a company that makes locking phone pouches that allow educators to make classrooms phone-free.

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