Screen rules in our schools

It’s one of the toughest balancing acts of our time – kids and their screens. With most young teens having their own cellphones, screen usage is an unavoidable issue for schools. A new Tennessee law has led school districts to revisit their policies and in some cases strengthen their screen restrictions. We’ll hear what’s changing, what experts recommend and go deep at a school that banned phones altogether.

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Guests:

• Camellia Burris, WPLN education reporter
• Sean Brown, assistant principal at Independence Academy
• LaTika Alexander, school counselor at Independence Academy
• Aliyya Swaby, children and families reporter at ProPublica
• Shani Glapion, parent of student at Antioch High School

Further reading

• Tennessee schools are updating classroom cellphone policies as required by new law (WPLN)