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Episode: Phones are distracting students in class. More states are pressing schools to ban them
Description: In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day.
The hold that phones have on adolescents in America today is well-documented, but teachers say parents are often not aware to what extent students use them inside the classroom. And increasingly, educators and experts are speaking with one voice on the question of how to handle it: Ban phones during classes.
βStudents used to have an understanding that you aren't supposed to be on your phone in cl...