US EditionRFK Jr pushes for cell phone bans in schools, citing poor performance, students’ mental health
- Brooke Pinto, a member of the DC Council, introduced a bill to ban cellphones in all DC public schools to combat student disengagement and mental health issues observed post-pandemic.
- Research shows that personal devices in classrooms harm student performance, especially for those with lower academic abilities.
- Pinto stated, 'The greatest hindrance to that attention is phones,' highlighting the detrimental impact of personal devices in educational settings.
- Studies show that phones in classrooms harm adolescent mental health and distract students, as Purdue University reported that performance declines when sensitive students are online.
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(MedPage Today) -- In an interview with "Fox & Friends" last week, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lauded cell phone restrictions in schools, pointing to links between social media use and anxiety and depression. He also suggested that...
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Everyone is wrong about RFK Jr. and cellphones
I agree with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that cellphones probably don't belong in classrooms. They are likely to distract from learning, to impede socialization, or both. But Kennedy has a different concern. He recently told Fox & Friends that he's worried the phones will case "neurological damage to kids" and "even cancer." The difference between Kennedy and me—well, there are many, but the key difference for our p…
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