Some schools have already banned smartphones in students’ interest, Elizabeth Tracey reports

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Should we allow a technology that’s at best disruptive and at worst addictive into our schools? No, states Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon and public health researcher, citing smartphones as a scourge that has no place in educational facilities, and urging a ban.

Makary: Some school districts have already done this, some states now have already taken action, like Virginia. It appears to be a bipartisan issue. Here's something we can do to help with the addiction that our children are suffering from. 2/3 of kids say that they are distracted during class by their smartphones, there's a second hand smoke effect. Half of students say they're distracted by other students who are using their smartphones. I don't think the child should have a smartphone before high school. There's a mindset that we have to give our child a smartphone that's not true.           :32

Makary applauds educators who insist that smartphones must be left home or checked at the door of schools. At Johns Hopkins, I’m Elizabeth Tracey.