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2023-10-02 15:26:12 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

While the claim that 40% of students report their lessons were interrupted by phones is true, ~99% of teachers already state there is a classroom phone ban in place at their school. Enforcing the banning of phones in classrooms would not visibly impact these figures. Source: https://teachertapp.co.uk/articles/strike-update-phone-rules-and-restorative-justice/

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• While the claim that 40% of students report their lessons were interrupted by phones is true, ~99% of teachers already state there is a classroom phone ban in place at their school. Enforcing the banning of phones in classrooms would not visibly impact these figures. Source: https://teachertapp.co.uk/articles/strike-update-phone-rules-and-restorative-justice/