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NY Limits Smart phones in Schools: Students going to school in New York will have a different experience come this fall, thanks to a new “Bell to Bell” policy agreed upon in the ’25-’26 budget. Schools will have flexibility re implementation and receive some state funding to help. Schools will be required to provide a way for parents to contact their children during the school day. For Governor Hochul’s announcement: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/distraction-free-schools-governor-hochul-announces-new-york-become-largest-state-nation
U.S. Surgeon General Sounds the Alarm: This Department of Health and Human Services website not only has the Social Media and Youth Mental Health report that expressed concern over the use of social media by teens, it includes an executive summary on the report, and links to other research articles. https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/reports-and-publications/youth-mental-health/social-media/index.html