▲ 64 ▼ Why are US states, school districts banning smartphones in schools? (www.aljazeera.com) submitted 2 years ago by Recant@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org 106 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] esaru@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why not banning them in schools, are they needed for studying? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lemming934@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the US you sometimes hear that phones in class are necessary to see if your kids are OK in a school shooting scenario. I think this isn't a good argument, since school shootings are rare, and it's unclear if each student having a phone would do more harm than good in that kind of situation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blindsight@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Also, dumb phones are fine. SMS and phone calls aren't a problem, it's smart phones that are addiction machines. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemming934@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the US you sometimes hear that phones in class are necessary to see if your kids are OK in a school shooting scenario. I think this isn't a good argument, since school shootings are rare, and it's unclear if each student having a phone would do more harm than good in that kind of situation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blindsight@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Also, dumb phones are fine. SMS and phone calls aren't a problem, it's smart phones that are addiction machines. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Also, dumb phones are fine. SMS and phone calls aren't a problem, it's smart phones that are addiction machines. permalink fedilink source parent