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- - - - American Library Association. “American Library Association Reports Record Number of Demands to Censor Library Books and Materials in 2022.” American Library Association, www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2023/03/record-book-bans-2022. Oladipo, Gloria. “US Public Schools Banned 10,000 Books in Most Recent Academic Year.” The Guardian, 23 Sept. 2024, www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/23/pen-book-bans.
        Waxman, Olivia B. “Why Toni Morrison’s Books Are so Often the Target of Book Bans.” TIME, 31 Jan. 2022, time.com/6143127/toni-morrison-book-bans.
- - - - Removing screens in school does not help students to reduce addictions as they are still able to access them outside of school.
        
        CNN cites a book by Jonathan Haidt that says that kids have moved from a play based childhood over to a phone based childhood. Since kids still have tons of access to the internet at home, banning them from schools is hardly the root of the problem.
        
        Villano, Matt. “How Cell Phones Are Killing Our Kids, and What We Can Do About It.” CNN Health, 16 Apr. 2024, www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/health/cell-phones-jonathan-haidt-wellness/index.html.
      - This article sites legislative information from California to back this claim. USA today corroborates this by saying that Indiana and Florida have banned cellphones in class while multiple states are considering a ban.
        
        Chernikoff, Sara. “States Weigh School Cell Phone Bans Atop District Policies.” USA TODAY, 18 June 2024, www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/06/09/cell-phone-school-laws/73975232007. Today’s Law as Amended - AB-272 Pupils: Use of Smartphones. leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB272&showamends=false.
    - - Lathan, Joseph, PhD. “Is Homework Necessary? Education Inequity and Its Impact on Students.” University of San Diego Online Degrees, 9 Oct. 2024, onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/education-inequity-and-homework/#:~:text=Homework%20helps%20students%20develop%20good,thinking%20and%20independent%20problem%2Dsolving.
- - - - Students that are slowly introduce to technology are more equipped to handle social interactions and are better able to manage more difficult tasks.
        
        Since covid introduced more kids to the use of screens, more kids were struggling with social interactions and the classroom environment
        
        Rodriguez, Marcos Andres Bonet. “Children and Technology: Positive and Negative Effects | Maryville Online.” Maryville University Online, 24 Apr. 2024, online.maryville.edu/blog/children-and-technology/#technology-and-social-interaction.
      - Another option for tech wary teaching is to simply provide students with other things to do with their times such as having creative outlets.
        
        Warners article argues that creative arts in education allows for student to practice interpersonal skills, reduce stress and improve focus.
        
        Warner, Andrew. “The Benefits of Arts Education for K-12 Students.” US News, 30 Aug. 2022, www.usnews.com/education/k12/articles/the-benefits-of-arts-education-for-k-12-students.
      - Digital literacy skills should be about informing students about the internet, developing creativity and problem solving skills while teaching students about internet safety
        
        Evans, Matt. “A Teacher’s Guide to Digital Literacy & Digital Literacy Skills in the Classroom.” University of San Diego - Professional & Continuing Education, 22 Oct. 2024, pce.sandiego.edu/digital-literacy.
    - - Lord, Reagan. “The Future of Education: Reimagining Learning in the Digital Age.” Medium, 12 June 2024, medium.com/@reaganlord35/the-future-of-education-reimagining-learning-in-the-digital-age-fd8a6efb45e1.
- - - - Aacap. Screen Time and Children. www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-Watching-TV-054.aspx. Center for Disease Control. “QuickStats: Percentage* of Children† Aged 2–17 Years With ≫2 Hours of Screen Time per Weekday,§ by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey,¶ United States, 2020.” MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, vol. 71, no. 3, Jan. 2022, p. 106. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7103a6. Legner, Luke. “Kids’ Screen Time: How Much Is Too Much? | OSF HealthCare.” OSF HealthCare Blog, 7 June 2024, www.osfhealthcare.org/blog/kids-screen-time-how-much-is-too-much.