"Schools are the ideal places to attempt a massive cultural shift, he and others said. And California - with some 1,000 school districts and 5.8 million students - will be the nation's largest test case."
"You got a crisis in this country that predated COVID ... issues of social isolation, this sort of unmooring in society and people feeling more lonely than ever the more connected they are on their devices," Newsom said.
"I have my point of view, sure, but I don't think it's appropriate to impose that," Newsom added, saying local school leaders will decide.
About 95% of teens have access to a cellphone, according to a survey the Pew Research Center released this year. Roughly 6 in 10 surveyed said they use TikTok, Instagram or Snapchat.
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