Ohio school cellphone ban? Here’s how Columbus area districts handle student phones

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Are your kids distracted by cellphones in class? If you check the odds, they are.

In 2023, as many as 97% of kids aged 11- to 17-years-old used their phones during school hours, for a median time of 43 minutes a day, according to a study from Common Sense Media and the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. And last week, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted held a roundtable discussion about the importance of cutting down cellphone use in schools, The Dispatch previously reported.

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