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Most Americans support banning phones in schools, but only during classes (www.techspot.com)

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The findings come from the Pew Research Center, which surveyed 5,110 US adults. The results show that 68% of respondents supported a ban on middle and high school students using phones in the classroom, while 24% opposed the idea and 8% were unsure.

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[–] suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

This is the rule at my kids school. It looks fine on paper, but in practice there is no respect for sometimes rules for many adoledcents.