Smartphones should have NEVER been allowed in schools. When I was younger and cell phones started getting cheaper/popular they were immediately banned in all classes. What changed? Archive: https://archive.today/HHjEy From the post: >>Psychologists at the University of York, who tested the impact that smartphones have on children’s behaviour for a new two-part documentary series for Channel 4, found that a ban in school impacted positively on sleep and mood.