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Relevant to the ongoing discussion about banning smartphones in #BritishColumbia schools:

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Banning smartphones in middle schools in Norway has led to higher academic and mental health outcomes for girls and drastically reduced incidences of bullying among both boys and girls. What’s more, the positive impacts were more pronounced for girls from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Showing unstructured technology use may have more negative impacts for kids from already disadvantaged backgrounds. The more data that comes in the more obvious the answer to the question “should smartphones be allowed in schools?” will become. https://lnkd.in/g_spZNqh

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Matthew C.

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2mo

What if we treat them like an addictive substance? Can't smoke and drink in a school, not even as an adult. They still sell "dumb phones" if you really need to be reached anywhere and everywhere all the time.

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