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Student representative urges limits on classroom cell phone use ahead of 2025 legislative push
Mississippi Board of Education · October 17, 2024
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The board’s student representative told the Mississippi Board of Education on Oct. 4 that growing student phone use is harming focus and mental health and urged the department and lawmakers to consider restrictions during the 2025 legislative session.
The Mississippi Board of Education heard an appeal from its student representative on Oct. 4 to curb classroom cell phone use as lawmakers prepare for the 2025 legislative session. The representative said younger students now grow up with near-constant connectivity and that phones in classrooms impede attention and social…
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