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Minnesota middle school bans cellphone use, yielding surprising results

CBS News Minnesota - November 29, 2023

Principal Patrick Smith says the phone ban has made kids more engaged in class and with each other. "Let's be real, with these devices, our students—especially our teenagers—there's a lot of drama that comes from social media, and a lot of conflict that comes from it," he noted.

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Family celebrates daughter’s access to medical cannabis at Minn. school after initial resistance

CBS News Minnesota - October 3, 2023

The district will now work with parents on a plan for how they will give 9-year-old Krystal—who has epilepsy and autism spectrum disorder—her medical cannabis mid-day, which will save the third grader the stress of leaving school and disrupting her day.

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