Schools have been competing with cell phones for quite some time now. It’s gotten so bad with students being distracted by their phones while trying to learn, that many schools in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and across the country, are now banning phones in the classroom. Newly imposed cell phone bans have become a point of contention with students and parents alike. Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor, joined us to discuss why he believes cell phones “must be” banned in schools.



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