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November 2024

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Is It Time to Ban Cellphones from Schools?

As one of 64 ninth graders in the inaugural class of the new Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle High School, in Seattle, Washington, where Katie Seltzer, Ed.M.’22, works and which opened its doors in August 2024, Aniya M. was vaguely aware the school had some sort of cellphone policy. But only after she began texting her mom during lunch — and got what she calls a “very polite” reminder to put her phone away lest it be confiscated — did she understand that phones are banned entirely during the school day.

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