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Some Massachusetts schools move to limit smart phone use

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Schools across Massachusetts are rethinking policies around cell phones in the classroom. We hear from John Kalapos, associate head of school at Buxton School, a private boarding school in Williamstown, about his school's decision to ban smartphones altogether. And Dr. Neha Sharma, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Tufts Medical Center, talks about the impact of phones on young people's mental health, and how to set boundaries.

This segment aired on August 24, 2022.

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