The American Federation of Teachers said in a report that social media apps have had a negative effect on classrooms.

A teachers union says it’s fed up with social media’s impact on students::The nation’s second-largest teachers union said Thursday it was losing patience with social media apps that it says are contributing to mental health problems and misbehavior in classrooms nationwide, draining time and money from teachers and school systems.

  • ManosTheHandsOfFate@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    That’s not an unusual policy for schools in the US either. But the reach of social media extends far beyond kids using their phones in class. That’s part of the problem. Now you can be bullied at 10pm while lying in bed.