Instead of Banning Cellphones in School, Our Connecticut District Embraced Them

Instead of Banning Cellphones in School, Our Connecticut District Embraced Them

To many teachers and administrators, the biggest enemy of education sits in the pockets and backpacks of their students. Viewed as a classroom distraction, cellphones have been banned in K-12 districts across the country, ensuring that social media and artificial intelligence apps are inaccessible during the school day. While the intentions behind the bans are understandable, are schools unknowingly holding back students in the long run?  At Mer…