{
  "id": 798769,
  "title": "Schools across the US banned phones. Teens are demanding more offline support",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/schools-across-the-us-banned-phones-teens-are-demanding-more-offline-798769",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-13T10:00:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/us-school-phone-bans"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More students are advocating for their own digital wellbeing and developing programs to thrive in tech-free learning environments As students across the country return to school this month, many will be confronting a new reality: classrooms without smartphones. Educators and parents have long fronted the fight against the debilitating influence technology can wield. Yet, many young people say…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}