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Parent and student urge Lawrence Township board to teach risks of excessive smartphone use
Summary
A resident and his daughter urged the board to add structured education about excessive smartphone and social-media use, citing research linking widespread smartphone access to rising adolescent anxiety and depression and a recent legal challenge involving major tech companies.
During the public-comment portion of the meeting, resident Marcus Dyer and his daughter, Elena Dyer, urged the board to address what they described as excessive smartphone and social-media use among students and to provide more formal instruction on the potential harms.
Marcus Dyer said he has observed effects in his own family and cited research he…
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