But I have to say the long term impact of creating cell phone free education I think will impact generations upon generations to come. And the truth here is that Academic performance, the mental health of the students, along with disruptions and candidly, the safety of the students in the classroom was really, really damaged by the constant presence of cell phones and social media in the classrooms. and in the school environment at whole. And so this step for us in Virginia was I think an incredibly important step. We were leading. We were kind of out there at the beginning. (22:07–22:28)
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