The Los Angeles Unified School District board is considering a resolution that would ban student cellphone use. Technology also could be used to block access to social media platforms. Now, as a parent of an LAUSD high school student who sometimes walks home, I DO see the need. AdvertisementIn addition, the U.S. surgeon general wrote in a 2023 advisory that social media may be linked to a growing mental health crisis among teens. While social media provide a convenient platform for bullying, it’s difficult to say how much that would change with a school-day cellphone ban, since the devices and social media would be available at other times.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 17, 2024 21:00 UTC