{"id":32532,"date":"2026-03-31T23:09:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/its-time-to-ban-smartphones-in-schools-rt-world-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T23:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:09:18","slug":"its-time-to-ban-smartphones-in-schools-rt-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/its-time-to-ban-smartphones-in-schools-rt-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s time to ban smartphones in schools – RT World News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A recent study shows that American students use their phones an average of 64 times per school day, destroying their concentration and cognitive abilities.\n <\/p>\n

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By now, we’re all familiar with the image of the somewhat harried schoolteacher attempting to maintain control over a classroom where most students are focused on their smartphones rather than the dusty chalkboard. The dangers of social media to the brains of young and old are already well documented, and the amount of time students spend on their handheld devices is increasing with each new study.<\/p>\n

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tracked the real-time phone habits of middle and high school students and found something that should concern every teacher and parent. Phone use appeared to occur during every hour of the school day, and not a single student in the study went an entire school day without using their mobile phone. Perhaps it’s not surprising that the students who used their phones the most also appeared to have significantly lower self-control.<\/p>\n

Published in JAMA Network Open<\/a>The latest study monitored the phone habits of 79 students aged 11 to 18 for two consecutive weeks and found that the average teen spent more than two hours of screen time during school hours alone. That’s almost a third of their total daily phone use \u2013 and more than a quarter of the entire school day! But what was more disturbing was not just how long students were on their phones. The worrying factor was how frequently students were accessing their devices, and how the nervous, suffocating habit of sitting appeared to be linked to concentration levels.<\/p>\n

Just as infants reach for their favorite security blanket, students reach for their phones an average of 64 times during the school day, and those who hold on to their devices often score worse on standardized tests measuring concentration and self-control. Studies show not only a connection between phones and distractions, but also between compulsive phone use and the mental discipline teens need to learn and develop.<\/p>\n

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