In the last several months, district and state-level leaders have taken a unified approach to addressing the student behavioral issue impacting public schools. However, it’s a solution one edtech expert believes won’t get to the root of the issue.

Smartphone bans have ramped up in popularity as school systems like New York Public Schools, the nation’s largest district, announced it would be considering smartphone restrictions during the school day. The announcement came not long after U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy published an op-ed in The New York Times advocating for warning labels on social media platforms to better protect youth from harmful effects on mental health.

Bill Salak, chief technology and chief operating officer at Brainly, a homework help and test prep platform, says it’s a model that no school should follow.