Common Ground
How to Deal With Mobile Phones at School
New York City and Los Angeles plan to ban phones in their districts, but finding ways to implement and enforce the policies may prove tricky.
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The Predicament
More than two-thirds of children in the US own a smartphone by their 13th birthday, and the device’s ubiquity is fueling concerns among parents, educators and local officials over how to regulate it in school.