Cell phone bans are working, teachers welcome the bans, and they are showing their work

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Alabama and many other states have implemented a cell phone ban in public schools, and some people are not happy.

This is being done in order to get discipline under control and bring the focus back to schoolwork; it seems to be working.

Students and some parents are not happy, but teachers are seeing the benefits of the cell phone ban early in the school year.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.

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