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New York governor to launch bill banning smartphones in schools (www.theguardian.com)
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[โ€“] qaz 35 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We did this a while ago in the Netherlands and so far the research results on the effects look promising.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Yes even the kids' reactions generally seemed positive, some mentioned there were more conversations and joking going on in between classes, and cyber bullying was less prevalent (although 'old school' bullying seemed to make a comeback somewhat)