Fidget Spinners Should Be Banned

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What if you were in the middle of a test and someone pulls out a fidget spinner? You would most likely get distracted.You would not be able to concentrate because they are spinning it repeatedly, and you think that it is so cool. Then, they start to do cool tricks, so you really want to watch even more but you're still taking a test. Fidget spinners should be banned from school because they are distracting, a nuisance, and lastly they are dangerous. Not only are fidget spinners a distraction to the student that is playing with it. It is also a distraction to other students and administrators around them. The students may not be realizing it, but it is affecting their education. Students are balancing the fidget spinners a on their head and

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