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Schools are increasingly telling students they must put their phones away – Ohio’s example shows mixed results following new bans

  • Written by Corinne Brion, Associate Professor in Educational Administration, University of Dayton
Schools are increasingly telling students they must put their phones away – Ohio’s example shows mixed results following new bansSchools with phone bans are often giving students the option of placing their devices in a locked case or a box.Hill Street Studios/iStock/Getty Images

Cellphones are everywhere – including, until recently, in schools.

Since 2023, 29 states, including New York, Vermont, Florida and Texas, have passed laws that require K-12 public schools to...

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