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, cofounder 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, urging schools to provide phone-free times.
Nationally, 77% of U.S. schools say they prohibit cellphones at school for nonacademic use, but that does not mean students are following those bans or that schools are enforcing them.
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