{"id":164655,"date":"2025-02-03T08:55:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/articles\/bbc-smart-phone-school-ban\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T09:28:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T09:28:37","slug":"bbc-smart-phone-school-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/bbc-smart-phone-school-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC: Smart Phone ban in schools. 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Will it help?<\/h1>\n\n                \n                                                    <p class=\"article__excerpt\">BBC interview with Paul Baker Senior Director Allen Carr&#8217;s Easyway discussing Tech Addiction and the potential ban in schools<\/p>\n                \n                \n                                                            <div class=\"article__image\">\n                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n     src=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Paul-Baker-interview-for-Kent-County-council-stop-smoking-and-Allen-Carrs-Easyway-880x478.png\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Paul-Baker-interview-for-Kent-County-council-stop-smoking-and-Allen-Carrs-Easyway-220x119.png 360w,\n             https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Paul-Baker-interview-for-Kent-County-council-stop-smoking-and-Allen-Carrs-Easyway-440x239.png 768w,\n             https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Paul-Baker-interview-for-Kent-County-council-stop-smoking-and-Allen-Carrs-Easyway-880x478.png 1440w,\n             https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Paul-Baker-interview-for-Kent-County-council-stop-smoking-and-Allen-Carrs-Easyway.png 2000w\"\n             alt=\"Paul Baker interview for Kent County council stop smoking and Allen Carr's Easyway\"\n               \/>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                <div class=\"u-show-mobile article-social-bar\">\n                    <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Share this article<\/span>\n                    <ul class=\"social-list\">\n            <li class=\"social-list__item\">\n            <a class=\"social-list__item-link\"\n               href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/bbc-smart-phone-school-ban\/\"\n               onclick=\"window.open(this.href, 'share popup','left=20,top=20,width=500,height=360,toolbar=1,resizable=0'); return false;\"\n               rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/wp-content\/themes\/allen-carr\/public\/dist\/svgs\/social-facebook-fill.svg\" alt=\"Share to Facebook\"\/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n                <li class=\"social-list__item\">\n            <a class=\"social-list__item-link\"\n               href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/bbc-smart-phone-school-ban\/&#038;text=BBC: Smart Phone ban in schools. 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