A new study showed that more than a quarter of the time of high school students eliminate their smartphones that happen in school. This comes at a time when legislators all over the country submit legislation aimed at eliminating the use of mobile students in schools.
The study, led Seattle Children's Hospital, I found that among more than 115 twelfth graders to the twelfth grade who followed, 25 % of them spent more than two hours on their phones during a model day for six and a half hours. The study found that the average time spent among all the students who followed it was about 1.5 hours, which contributed to 27 % of the average daily use.
The results of the study come just several days after the state of Colorado filed the draft law of home 1135, which will require school areas in the state to adopt policies that limit the use of mobile phones by students during school hours. If it is passed, Colorado will join 19 other states that adopted a kind of Mobile phone restrictions For students, according to Democratic Deputy Mighan Lukens.
The Capital Council proposes a bill to ban mobile phones in public schools in the province
A banner displayed during a press conference conducted by the governor of the state, Cathy Hochol, as she launched its payment at the state level of distraction -free schools on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at the Farnsworth Intermediate School in Gilderland, New York. (Jim Franco/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
“I am not a fan of the government that controls the lives of people, but in this context, I am all for that,” Psychologist Thomas Kiring Specialist told Fox News Digital. Kersting is a former school consultant who has been present for 16 years about the influence of teenagers to increase screen time. He wrote a selling book called “Disconnected”, which assumed that increasing the screen time for children was to re -transfer their brains.
“I started seeing an incredible flow from the diagnosed children ADHD disorder (ADHD) From when I was working as high school consultant. Kirting said that the eight or nine chronic hours on the day of stimulation affect the executive performance and the executive functions of the brain, which you need to focus, focus and keep all of this, which you need to focus, focus and keep all of this. “
Hyper Activity disorder is often treated with a lack of attention using stimulant medications such as Adderall or Vyvanse. (Istock)
Kersting referred to this Schools and educational regions They also take the initiative to implement various ways to reduce students who use their mobile phones during the time of the semester, but they added that government and local legislation can have the authority to pay schools that may be afraid to act due to parental concerns.
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“The phone has become the umbilical cord between the father and the child,” said Curting. So, the idea of parents at the present time sending his child to school is more terrifying, and schools may be concerned about litigation, Violation of rights And things of this type. “
Two students write text messages on their smartphones while eating lunch in cafeteria, their school. (Nicholas Guyonte/Hans Lucas/Avene
But although parents may be concerned, removing phones from school can help improve student testing degrees, move attention and social communication, while reducing the need for disciplinary intervention.
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The study conducted by the Seattle Children's Hospital, with the exception of web browsers, found the five best applications or categories used by students in school ages were correspondence, Instagram, video flow, audio and email applications.
