As students around the United States head back to school, many are encountering a new reality: bans on their use of cellphones.
Natasha Singer, a technology reporter for The New York Times, discusses the restrictions and the contentious debate they have prompted.
Guest: Natasha Singer (https://www.nytimes.com/by/natasha-singer) , a technology reporter for The New York Times.
Background reading:
• So far this year, at least eight states have passed laws, issued orders or adopted rules to curb phone use among students (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/technology/school-phone-bans-indiana-louisiana.html) during school hours.
• This Florida school district banned cellphones. Here’s what happened (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/technology/phone-tech-use-schools.html) .
• How has tech changed your school experience? We want to hear about it (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/technology/phone-tech-use-schools.html) .
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Good grief, what about parents teaching their kids the proper use of cell phones? Kids filming beating other kids? Letting their phones ring in the middle of class? What the hell?
such nonsense
schools banning phones but not guns smh
bruh guns are banned in schools
Kids who have a parent who want them to film teachers and fights have bigger problems than just their phone. The last thing I would want my kid to do in case of an emergency is call me and tell me how scared he is or how much he loves me. He should be focused on the there and now. ‘Parents know best’ is the dumbest thing I ever heard. Education is an example where we should stop listening to what people think they want. I don’t tell my plumber how to fix the sink either, even if I think I understand how it all works.
Cell phones are a scourge. It can’t just be the schools,, it needs to be all hands on deck, helping to limit children’s access to these devices.