Books a better bet than phones, second lady Usha Vance tells Georgia students

Canton, Georgia – American students must put their phones and read a book or embrace other activities instead, and the second lady Usha Vans urged this week because she is involved in the “opening” personal revelation about “how to know the knowledge of reading and writing in the United States.”

She chose to read as a summer initiative, she told Fox News Digital, after she was inspired by her middle child’s interest in reading from watching his older brother.

“He wanted to read, and he wanted me to teach him to read,” she said in an interview.

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“It took me in a rabbit hole in an attempt to understand how one learned to read … it was really great,” she added. She and her husband, Vice President JD Vance, have three children.

At the Cherokee Academy in Canton, Georgia, on Thursday, the second lady encouraged students to put out their electronic devices and interact with a book instead. (See the video at the top of this article.)

“It is great to pick up things a little more difficult and require you to focus a little more … so at a later time you can focus on what really matters,” she said.

“I think it’s a very difficult time for many people because we all have iPhone and iPad – all these things that seek your attention,” she added.

“We all have iPhone and iPad – all these things that attract your attention away.”

Her comments came during her last event in the 2025 summer reading challenge. A school official told Fox News Digital that the Cherokee Academy is a “low -tech educational environment” that imposes strict mobile phones during the school day policy.

The summer reading challenge for the second lady for 2025 aims to decrease literacy among students

In May, the governor of the state, Brian Kemp, of Georgia, signed the law free of distraction in the law, prohibiting the use of phones and electronic devices-including smart watches, tablets, laptops and headphones-on school land, according to many sources.

The law, which comes into effect in July 2026, will impose penalties if students from kindergarten to the eighth grade will be imposed during the study hours – from the first bell to the classroom.

The second lady said: “I think it is great to capture a little more difficult things that require you to focus a little more, so you can later focus on what really matters.” (The official photo of the White House by Harrison Copel)

Through its actions, Georgia joined other states-which is now 20-which passed by banning a mobile phone on school day, while a number of other countries prohibited use during education and class time.

Many states recommend or ask schools and/or regions to set their specially designed policies, according to multiple reports.

“Building strength or skill”

The second lady visited three different semesters this week, watching lessons in writing and mathematics. Dozens of students were received along the way.

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She told reporters that reading is a way to “confront” the time that children spend on electronic devices.

“Whether it spends time outside, whether it is attractive in the types of activities where you cannot distract your attention – you really have to adhere to building strength, skill or anything you might be.”

The second lady, Osha Vans, appears on Thursday with a school official during the 2025 summer reading challenge event in Canton, Georgia. (Ashley J. Dimella/Fox News Digital)

Seventy -two percent of teachers believe that mobile phones had a negative impact on their students’ mental health, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

The President of the American Medical Association, Bobby Mukamala, MD, Fox News Digital, told parents to be aware of the time and supervision of their children’s screen.

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“A lot of screen time can interfere with young people with a healthy sleep, increase the risk of anxiety and depression, and reduce physical activity.”

Mukkamala said it is important for children to take “intended rest periods of screens” by creating reading sharing procedures as an example.

Vice President JD Vance, his wife, Usha Vance, and their three children are putting during a tour of Taj Mahal in Agra on April 23, 2025. (Kenny Holston/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Mrs. Vance has shared that her family has time to spend time – and that she loves to build things.

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“I built my children a full kitchen of cardboard boxes and recycled materials. I am building a doll now.”

She said Dollhouse would be similar to their home.

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The second lady 2025 Summer Reading Challenge, What started in June, was encouraging American school students to read books throughout the summer, track their progress and reap the benefits of reading.