![]() “I’m a parent first and a CEO second and I see the impact this is having and I can’t see why anyone would have an issue calling for a federal ban on schools,” he said.Ĭhild psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg, who led an independent review of mobile phones bans at schools, found that the Aussie prohibition resulted in “improved academic outcomes, reduced distractions and promoted a lot of social interaction, particularly in recess and lunchtime, which wasn’t happening beforehand.” In most cases, schools take away the phones at the beginning of the day and return them at the end.Īdderton, a father of three, said he was moved to become the first major telecom CEO to call for action in the US after seeing the positive effect the restrictions had when Australia implemented a ban over the past few years. The legislators pointed to distractions, cyberbullying and declining mental health among young people who use phones excessively as key reasons for cutting out the screen time on school grounds. School districts in Alabama, Colorado, Maryland and Ohio have passed similar bans. “But the physical health of smoking and seeing smoke in lungs is a better visual than anything having to do with the impact of cellphones in schools.”Įarlier this year, Florida enacted a ban on cell phone use during class and blocked students from using school wifi to access social media. ![]() “There’s a reason carriers stay silent – it’s the same reason tobacco companies stay silent,” Adderton told On The Money. Peter Adderton – the Australian-born entrepreneur who founded prepaid service Boost Mobile and now helms MobileX – said every phone carrier has an “ethical and moral responsibility” to support a ban but has refused because “it would hurt their business.” Hedge fund titan tries to claw back $100M UPenn gift as pressure mounts to dump prez in antisemitism uproarĪ longtime telecom CEO called on carrier giants like Verizon and T-Mobile to get behind the growing push on the state and federal level to cut off kids from cell phone use in schools. Smaller businesses eye ad vacuum on X after blue-chip firms ditch site Morgan Stanley bankers hope new CEO ends fines in brutal texting clampdownĬongress eyes elite universities’ endowments amid antisemitism probe
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