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Most Americans support banning phones in schools, but only during classes (www.techspot.com)

submitted 10 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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The findings come from the Pew Research Center, which surveyed 5,110 US adults. The results show that 68% of respondents supported a ban on middle and high school students using phones in the classroom, while 24% opposed the idea and 8% were unsure.

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[–] Muffi@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You cannot honestly say the addictive pull of social media and games today is the same as it was back then. That's like saying weed and heroin are equally addictive.