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Work has been easier for public high school teacher Brian Kerekes since last August, when he first experienced the impacts of a newly enacted Florida law to restrict students’ cellphone use during class. The longtime statistics instructor, who started a new school year on Monday, now spends less time circling the classroom policing students and more time educating them on how to gather and interpret data.
Fellow teachers nationwide face the same challenge, which explains why more states and districts are moving to limit or outright ban cell phones in the classroom, and even during the school day altogether.
“The ban on cell phone usage in high school is, for many of us, an infringement on our rights and a source of great frustration,” reads astarted by Louisiana students last week. “While we understand the potential for distraction, it is our belief that cell phone use can, and should, be managed responsibly.
“We can help our young people succeed in the classroom by ensuring they’re learning and growing—not clicking and scrolling,” Hochul said in a statement when announcing the tour.
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