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Graphic Truth: The state of cellphone bans in schools
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Graphic Truth: The state of cellphone bans in schools

Should smartphones be banned in schools? Three-quarters of US schools already restrict the use of cellphones during lesson hours, but only a handful of state governments have imposed blanket restrictions. Meanwhile, half a dozen Canadian provincial governments have passed restrictions.

​Students at Martin Van Buren High School in Queens
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Flying blind: The US government’s pandemic response with Dr. Tom Frieden
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Flying blind: The US government’s pandemic response with Dr. Tom Frieden

Former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World to talk about how to get the Covid-19 pandemic under control in the United States (hint: we need more data).



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Fmr. CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden on opening schools: “The key is to open them in a way that they can stay open"
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Fmr. CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden on opening schools: “The key is to open them in a way that they can stay open"

In a new interview with Ian Bremmer for GZERO World, former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden says that the single most important step to reopening schools in the fall is to control infection in the community. But as of now, too many communities across the United States have lost control of the Covid-19 virus. Opening schools will only become a possibility once a majority of people start practicing the "Three 'W's" ("Wear a mask, wash your hands, watch your distance") and local and federal governments enforce stricter protective policies. The full episode of GZERO World begins airing on US public television on Friday, August 7, 2020. Check local listings.