New effort to ban student phones in Ohio classrooms

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New effort to ban student phones in Ohio classrooms

(WJW) - Governor Mike DeWine is encouraging cell phone restrictions on students in Ohio schools. He’s calling for the state to follow the lead of districts like Akron that have banned phones from the classroom. Governor DeWine said cell phones are detrimental to students learning and to children’s mental health. He said to get the most out of the school day, teachers should not have to compete with students’ phones. Man found dead in Lake E…