March 26th, 2026
by
Sally McGrane and Therese Aherne
Image Caption: The seaside town of Greystones, Ireland, is experimenting with a voluntary ban on smart devices for preteen children. Most of the town, from teachers to shopkeepers, is participating in one way or another.
Tired of seeing its elementary-school children struggle with online temptations, the town of Greystones proposed a ‘no smart devices’ code. Most everyone bought in.
Category: Greystones (Ireland), Smartphones, Screen Time (Device), Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Ireland, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), internal-open-access-from-nl
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