Why Did Schools Wait So Long to Ban Students’ Phones?

Published on June 28, 2024

Commentary It was recently reported the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District is going to ban the use of student phones during the school day starting in 2025. It’s likely that several other districts will jump on the bandwagon. Sacramento has also shown an interest in barring phone usage during the class day, a step up from legislation passed in 2019 granting school districts the authority to limit students’ use of smartphones. Banning students’ phones during the school day has been controversial in recent years, but at least there is a growing conversation about this critical topic. Banning anything in a free society generates debate, because sometimes folks find ways to circumvent such bans or warnings, and sometimes outlawing something makes it even more appealing, especially to young people....

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