KSHB: Expert Discusses Impact of Cell Phones on Children as Parents Call for Ban in Classrooms

As some local school districts enforce stricter cell phone policies, a group of parents in the Shawnee Mission School District are petitioning to ban the use of cell phones in classrooms.

KSHB talked to Amanda Davis, a licensed professional counselor at Saint Luke's Crittenton Children's Center, about the impact cell phones and other devices have on children.

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