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The study comes as states have been heavily cracking down on cell phone usage over the last few years. At least 22 states and Washington, D.C., have “bell-to-bell” cell phone bans, according to the Harvard Kennedy School, while another 19 more have laws that allow schools to enact similar bans. A large study of phone bans across the country published earlier this year found that these prohibitions largely work—student cell phone usage plummeted during classroom hours, although gains in academic achievement were minimal. It is unclear how cell phone bans have impacted the usage of delivery apps during school hours, and Forbes has reached out to the study’s authors for further comment.
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Matsuzaki noted that the students who responded to the survey had mixed feelings about delivery apps in schools. “Interestingly, students themselves are divided on whether this should be allowed. Even those who support it openly worry about campus safety and classroom distractions,” she said in a statement on Monday. “It’s rare to see teenagers raise flags about their own digital habits, which signals to us that they recognize these platforms are a double-edged sword.” Almost half of respondents said they believed students should be allowed to use delivery apps during school hours, but many also were concerned they could cause a distraction.
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