{"title":"Cellphones \u0026 Telecommunications","description":"\u003cp\u003eCellphones \u0026amp; Telecommunications\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOne of the best parts of going out to a movie these days is when everyone is asked to turn off their cell phones. The chance to focus on something without distraction for an hour and a half or more is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ea modern luxury.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIf cell phones are that distracting for one adult, imagine their gravitational pull on roomful of tweens. It should come as no surprise that schools have started putting bans on cell phone use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn September 2018 the French government banned the use of phones in schools from preschool through ninth grade and also from off-campus school activities, like sports events. The ban has been received with mixed responses, according to reports from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/11\/03\/663858905\/france-moves-to-ban-smartphones-in-schools\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eNPR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alexledsom\/2019\/08\/30\/the-mobile-phone-ban-in-french-schools-one-year-on-would-it-work-elsewhere\/%23205d1d825e70\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eForbes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. It’s easier to concentrate in class without the phones, but they were largely not allowed in classrooms anyway, and the ban is difficult to police, especially at lunch, which, at many French schools, is two hours long.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0054\/0023\/2039\/collections\/Cellphones_Telecommunications_gh.jpg?v=1657394303","url":"https:\/\/quality-item-shop.com\/collections\/cellphones-telecommunications.oembed","provider":"Quality item shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}