From Florida to Los Angeles, from public schools to private, school cell phone bans are on the rise. Is this just fear mongering? Is there any sound evidence to support radical school policies such as secure cell phone lockers for all students? Dr. Leonard Sax and his 17-year old daughter, Sarah, share their opinion on no-cell-phone zones and answer the most common objections from students, parents, and teachers.

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ABOUT THE GUEST

Dr. Leonard Sax graduated in three years from MIT and went on to obtain his MD and PhD simultaneously from University of Penn. Since 1990, he has provided care for children and adults in a family practice outside Washington, D.C. In the past two decades he has visited over 500 schools to research the causes of American adolescent’s decline in academic performance and social-emotional well-being. Since then, he has put his gifts at the service of young people, families, and schools. Dr. Sax leads workshops, authors books, and gives keynotes to address the conclusions of his research and to answer the question of why American teens are dealing with the unique challenges face and what parents can do about it. Dr. Sax has been a guest on countless national and international media sources, including the TODAY Show (five times), CNN (three times), Headline News, PBS, Fox News (four times), NPR’s Weekend Edition, and the BBC. His books include Girls on the Edge, Boys Adrift, Why Gender Matters, and The Collapse of Parenting, a New York Times bestseller.