Episode Details

Class is back in session at Oakland Unified School District schools this week, with one notable change: A strict phone-free policy. 

KQED’s Katie DeBenedetti explains how a statewide mandate has pushed districts across the Bay to pass their own policies banning or restricting phones, and how it's playing out in Oakland. 

Links:

• OUSD Cellphone Ban for Students Takes Effect on the First Day of the School Year
  

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