US states want to ban phones in schools. It might be a challenge

More schools are weighing smartphone bans as students struggle to socialise and face mental-health issues.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUK General ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessFuture of BusinessTechnology of BusinessWork CultureInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersUS states want to ban phones in schools. It might be a challenge2 days agoBy Ana Faguy, Laura Blasey and Regan Morris, BBC News, Washington and Los AngelesShareGettyAs a middle-school teacher, Nancy Streit understands how hard it can be to compete with a smartphone for a child's attention.

But as a mother, she knows the devices are a necessity when there's an emergency.

“It’s mostly the parents calling,” she says, adding that while she doesn't allow phone use in her classroom, students routinely skirt the rules.

The Los Angeles school district where Ms Streit teaches - the second largest school district in the country - is the latest to ban smartphone use in schools this week.

It is part of a growing and familiar trend as more states and schools across the US weigh how to manage the growing dependency children have on their devices.

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