This should be incredibly obvious, especially to adults who've realised (particularly during the pandemic) the effect that social media use can have on themselves.
Smartphones should be banned from schools entirely, and parents should be much more careful about keeping track of what their kids are up to online.
(But it's probably too late, we've got a generation of young teachers who've grown up hooked on this technology, and who see the world through the distorting lens of social media)
Another data point that should point out the obvious, is this coincides with the unexpected rise in traffic fatalities in 2012-2013. It is the societal effect of smart phones.
Smartphones should be banned from schools entirely, and parents should be much more careful about keeping track of what their kids are up to online.
(But it's probably too late, we've got a generation of young teachers who've grown up hooked on this technology, and who see the world through the distorting lens of social media)