HB 2043: No Phones in School
Overview Resources
- US Standard: Divided Congress united on cellphone concern
- State Standard: States appear ready to ban phones
Big Concept Resources
- Promise of digital participation & creativity: A Week in the Life of a Young Person’s Smartphone Use (p. 8-9)
- Risk for digital addiction: Too Much Screen for Your Teen?
Pros
- Teen phone use is everywhere…always…impactful
- Phone use has disrupted social norms
- https://jisar.org/2011-4/N1/JISARv4n1p39.pdf (scroll to abstract – 4th screen)
- Phones become major classroom distractions
- Screen use complicates teen life
Cons
- Smartphones have educational benefits
- Apps like TikTok expand one’s world
- Parents object to school bans
- Phones are too important to be banned