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High-school counselor: cell-phone ban 'a game changer,' but schools need more counselors and resources
Summary
A Lamoille Union High School counselor told the House Education Committee the statewide ban on cell phones in schools has improved engagement, but chronic staffing and funding shortages are lowering students' resilience and limiting schools' ability to respond to mental-health needs.
Ian Trambulak, a high-school counselor at Lamoille Union High School and a board member of the Vermont School Counselor Association, told the House Education Committee that social media and constant device connectivity have intensified student anxiety and that the recent statewide ban on cell phones in school buildings has produced immediate, noticeable benefits in engagement.
"I can tell you right here and now in no uncertain terms, that [the cell phone ban] has been a game changer at my…
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