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Nicki Reisberg

Phone-Free Schools (with Kim Whitman)



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Show Notes


Tens of thousands of schools are failing to reach the same primary goal...to produce happy and productive citizens. Phones at school is a huge roadblock, yet schools continue to struggle with implementing and enforcing phone restrictions. So, what's the answer?


Kim Whitman (along with co-founders Mileva Repasky and Sabine Polak) created the Phone Free Schools Movement to provide youth with the freedom to excel academically and develop socially without the pressures and harms of phones and social media during the school day.


The Phone-Free Schools Movement (in partnership with Fairplay) recently released a one-of-a-kind resource - the Phone-Free Schools Administrator Toolkit. It is a roadmap on how to implement a successful phone-free school policy.


In today's conversation with Kim, we talk through the reasons behind the need for a bell-to-bell phone policy, the pushback and even touch on school-issued device use.


About Kim Whitman

Kim Whitman resides in Overland Park, KS with her husband, their two teenagers and their cat. She began her advocacy work in 2018, focusing on healthy boundaries around school issued devices in her children’s 1:1 school district. She believes in the philosophy that once you know better, you do better. Kim continues to use her voice to amplify the research and science regarding the negative impacts of big tech on today’s youth. Her hope is for society to stop prioritizing everyday conveniences over the developmental needs of children. She believes we must all work together to protect youth from the harms of social media and the ubiquitous access to smartphones.


This episode is sponsored by Bark Technologies.
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