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Washington, D.C. Students Reflect On 'No Tech Tuesdays' Challenge

Published September 11, 2017 at 12:33 PM EDT
Eight of the Washington Latin PCS students who participated in the ‘No Tech Tuesday’ challenge spoke to WAMU about the experience. (Tyrone Turner/WAMU)
Eight of the Washington Latin PCS students who participated in the ‘No Tech Tuesday’ challenge spoke to WAMU about the experience. (Tyrone Turner/WAMU)

This summer, some middle schoolers in Washington, D.C., were offered a challenge: no cellphones, TV or video games for 11 Tuesdays. The school’s principal offered $100 to each student who successfully avoided their screens.

WAMU’s Kate McGee (@McGeeReports) caught up with some of the students who tried the challenge.

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