- Question
Should social media be banned in schools?
Should schools ban students from using social media? This entry sets out the two positions on the question — that social media should be banned in schools, and that it should not — weighing distraction and harm against connection and learning.
Yes, social media should be banned in schools
Proponents of this position hold that schools should bar students from social media during the school day: that the platforms are designed to capture attention away from teaching, that they carry bullying into the classroom, and that a school may set rules for its own premises.
No, social media should not be banned in schools
Those who hold this position argue that schools should not ban social media: that students need to learn to manage platforms they will use all their lives, that bans are unenforceable and costly to a school's authority, and that the platforms also carry learning and support.