Major UN report issues warning over excessive use, with one in six countries already banning the devices

‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools::Major UN report issues warning over excessive use, with one in six countries already banning the devices

@rizoid@lemmy.world
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My son always has his phone at school. Given how America is I wouldn’t send him to school without a way to get a hold of me.

@Durotar@lemmy.ml
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The issue is that smartphones have features that are way more interesting than school. Can you send your kid to school with a simple phone that can only make calls and send and receive SMS?

@Merulox@lemmy.world
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I’m a high schooler and I’m totally down for this

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