Some school districts have banned students from using cellphones during school hours, the New York Times reports, as communities grapple with young people’s increasing addiction to smartphones and tablets. Building on a Florida law banning cellphone use in class, Orange County school district in Orlando is one of at least three in the nation to enact a total cellphone ban, the Times reports. “She’s in a classroom, she’s in a lunchroom, she’s in a gymnasium, she’s with other students, she’s with a teacher. It’s no surprise, then, that middle and high school students feel isolated without their two-in-one social facilitator and buffer. Timber Creek teacher Lisa Rodriguez-Davis posted this parody TikTok to illustrate the angry reactions she receives from students’ parents’ when she confiscates their children’s phones.

Source: Forbes November 18, 2023 05:40 UTC