The following is excerpted from an online article posted by Futurism
Over the past few years, a huge number of schools in the United States and around the world have banned cell phone use among their students.
It’s a divisive topic, and the effects are only starting to come into focus. Just look at New York State, where governor Kathy Hocul and lawmakers put a ban into the state budget last spring in an effort to give kids a break from distractions at school.
When educators were surveyed by the New York State United Teachers, for instance, the results were promising. Eighty-nine percent of respondents said the new policies have improved the school environment, 76 percent said class participation has improved, and 77 percent reported more positive social interactions both within classrooms and through hallways.
Source: Futurism
https://futurism.com/future-society/banning-phones-schools-behavior