A handful of schools in the New York area is rolling out an experimental new curriculum designed to educate students on how to use cellphones safely, CBS News reports. While research from Common Sense Media shows that 84 percent of kids has a smartphone by 13 or 14 years old and another study shows that 50 percent of teens feels addicted to their phones, Seton Hall Law Professor Gaia Bernstein developed the curriculum to influence kids on the cusp of smartphone use. Hoping to instill an understanding that “overusing devices can lead to oversharing, and oversharing can lead to trouble,” the curriculum is designed to target kids before they become enmeshed with their devices.
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