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States Crack Down on School Cellphones | Salt Lake City News
Forty-two states now have statewide cellphone bans in K-12 schools, reversing years of localized loosening — a bipartisan push driven by concerns over student mental health, anxiety, and distraction. While proving phones cause depression is tricky, the trend is clear: governors like Utah’s Spencer Cox call bans “the most important thing” for students. Policies range from strict “bell-to-bell” bans to allowing phone use during breaks, applied uniformly across all grades. This sweeping movement signals a major shift in how schools and states are tackling the smartphone dilemma. Listen in…
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