ROOKE: Schools Are Finally Tackling The Greatest Threat To American Children
Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer August 20, 2025
As technology use among young Americans increases, educators are finally receiving the support they need to address significant classroom challenges.
School districts in states like California, Colorado, Georgia, Maine, Ohio, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, Utah, and Virginia are banning the use of cell phones in some capacity during the school day. This is not an exhaustive list, as thousands of school districts in at least 22 states across the country have implemented technology policies that restrict access to personal devices. However, it shows that, across political lines, there is a growing understanding that unfettered access to technology has been detrimental to our children.
... It doesn’t take much mental effort to understand that having a cell phone in a classroom is going to lead to learning loss. But unless you are a parent or are around teens and young adults, it’s hard to grasp just how bad cell phone usage is for their mental health.
...Our children deserve better than a lifetime dependency on a product that makes them anxious, depressed, and dumb. It seems astonishing that it has taken this long for school districts to ban cell phones, and that every district in the country has not instituted a strict no-device policy. Still, there is hope that as the school districts that banned cell phones report the positive effects on students, more will join the fight.
But even with this new hope, the reality is that the battle will not be won until parents opt out of giving their young children phones in the first place.
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