Los Angeles Unified to Ban Student Cellphone Use
Published on June 18, 2024
Students in the second-largest school district in the United States are about to lose their cellphones during school hours. The school district’s board of education on June 18 approved the ban, which was introduced in response to growing concerns about the negative impact of social media on children’s mental health, including increased depression and anxiety, decreased attention spans, and technology addiction. “Our students are glued to their cellphones,” Los Angeles Unified School District board member Nick Melvoin said during the meeting. “Not unlike adults, they’re surreptitiously scrolling in school in class time. … They’re not talking to each other or playing at lunch or recess because they have their AirPods in.”...