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This fall, a new tune will be playing in schools across the nation: silence. Seventeen years after the iPhone's debut on June 29, 2007 - an event that ushered in the smartphone era for today's K-12 students - education leaders and lawmakers across the country are pushing to ban cell phones during school hours.
Social media companies are called upon to share data on their products' public health effects and allow independent safety audits.Dr. Yalda T Uhls, Be a Media Role Model: Demonstrate healthy media habits, as children often emulate their parents' behavior.
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