# Why school cellphone bans are spreading

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Podcast: [Harvard Thinking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-thinking-6767250)
Published: 2024-09-25T16:00:00+00:00
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Schools are banning cellphones. And some states and cities are passing legislation that restricts student phone use in the classroom. Both parents and students have pushed back, yet schools say the removal of phones eliminates distractions and fosters face-to-face interactions that students themselves have come to appreciate. In this episode, host Samantha Laine Perfas talks with psychologist Laurie Santos, private school administrator Joy McGrath, and psychiatrist Susan Linn about what it would look like to take phones out of classrooms.

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