Schools and parents are battling over the banning of cellphones as administrators say the device distracts students.
Parents of U.S. students and the schools their kids attend are battling over a modern issue. The question is whether students should be allowed to bring cellphones to school. According to the, educators say that the handsets make it harder for kids to learn since they are a major distraction.
Schools are banning students from carrying cellphones during the day. Most parents are not happy about this Not all parents feel like Ms. Moser. Some moms and dads believe that their kids spend too much time in front of a screen and support the banning of cellphones at their children's schools. Liz Keren-Kolb, clinical associate professor of education technologies at the University of Michigan, said,"You still have the parents that want to have that direct line of communication and have concerns over their child not being able to have that communication.
The National Center for Education Statistics noted that over ten years ago, 90% of schools prohibited the use of cellphones and that figure dropped to 65% for the 2015-2016 school year. By the 2019-2020 school year, 76 % of schools banned handsets. Two states, California and Tennessee have passed laws allowing schools to prohibit cellphones.
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