The push for cellphone bans has been driven by concerns about the impact screen time has on children's mental health and complaints from teachers that cellphones have become a constant distraction in the classroom.
Kim Whitman, co-founder of the Phone Free Schools Movement, said the issue is catching on because parents and teachers in both red and blue states are struggling with the consequences of kids on mobile devices.
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms about their effects on young people's lives, emphasizing the need for phone-free times in schools.
Nationally, 77% of U.S. schools say they prohibit cellphones at school for non-academic use, but that number does not reflect the enforcement of those bans in classrooms.
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