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Cedar Rapids area schools push phone free classrooms
Iowa districts like Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and College Community explore cellphone bans amid national concerns over mental health and distractions. The Gazette notes local actions, medical group advocacy, and community debates on policy timing, with Hillcrest Academy already enforcing a morning phone lock and returning devices at day’s end.
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Education Week
Iowa
U.S
Vivek Murthy
Murthy
Congress
Pew Research Center
Larry Johnson
Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Hillcrest Academy
Dwight Gingerich
Jonathan Haidt
Tom Carey
Carey
Mercy Pediatric Clinics
UnityPoint Health
University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital
Padget Skogman
Skogman
Whipple
Public Library
Fifth Ave
Cedar Rapids Community
Orsolya Cypert
the Gazette
Cypert
Doug Wheeler
College Community School
Smart Social
Wheeler
Prairie Point Middle School
Ian Dye
Dye
Samantha
Keith Dahlby
Keith
NewBoCo
New BoCo
Evette Creighton
Jefferson High School
Wilson Middle School
Creighton
Audrey McGrath
McGrath
Bryce Bailey
Kalona
Jim Slosiarek