The U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory urges schools to limit children’s screen time and adopt “bell-to-bell” cellphone bans, citing potential impacts on focus, physical health, and mental well-being. Issued by a committee led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the guidance calls for more paper-and-pencil assignments and physical textbooks, with exceptions for students whose individualized education programs require digital tools. The advisory also pushes schools to teach digital citizenship and digital literacy while expanding social and physical activities not involving screens. It explicitly criticizes features designed to maximize engagement as contributing to addiction-like behavior. At the same time, litigation and regulatory scrutiny surrounding social media addiction and deepfake harms continues to raise pressure on institutions to adopt safer technology-use policies in learning environments.