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Minnesota Middle School Bans Cellphone Use, Yielding Surprising Results
Smith says the phone ban has made kids more engaged in class and with each other.
November 30, 2023
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Something you won't see in Maple Grove Middle School is kids looking down at their phones.
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"Starting last year, we went to complete no cellphone use at all for any reason from 8:10 a.m. to 2:40 p.m., which is our school day," said principal Patrick Smith.
Smith says the phone ban has made kids more engaged in class and with each other.
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