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Should the State Ban Cell Phones In Its Public Schools?

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2024
The rifle is a weapon. Let there be no mistake about that. It is a tool of power, and thus dependent completely upon the moral stature of its user. It is equally useful in securing meat for the table, destroying group enemies on the battlefield, and resisting tyranny. In fact, it is the the only means of resisting tyranny, because a citizenry armed with rifles simply cannot be tyrannized.
– Jeff Cooper, The Art of the Rifle [1997]

HORNBERGER’S BLOG
August 28, 2024
Should the State Ban Cell Phones In Its Public Schools?
An editorial in the Los Angeles Times endorses the growing trend to ban cell phones in public schools. The editorial points out that school districts all across the country are enacting such bans. The Times writes: The 2024-25 school year may be the tipping point when adults act to curb kids’ phone addiction and regain their attention. It’s about time…. Nearly …
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