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Question of the Week: Should Brevard schools ban cell phone use for high schoolers?
Teachers, locally and statewide have complained for years that cell phone use during school hours had gotten out of control.
Under updated policy in works, no Brevard students could use cell phones during school
The rules are a little more lax for high schoolers: Students in grades 9 through 12 can use their phones outside the ...
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Governor Kotek signs executive order prohibiting student cellphone use during the day in public schools
Governor Tina Kotek on Wednesday signed Executive Order 25-09, which aims to improve student educational outcomes and mental ...
Could there be a statewide cell phone ban in Mass. schools by fall?
Senate President Karen Spilka said she hopes to get legislation in front of Governor Maura Healey before the start of the ...
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Cell phone ban for Florida elementary, middle school students during school day goes into effect
The bill that bans cell phone use for Florida elementary and middle school students during the school day went into effect on ...
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Governor Kotek Signs Executive Order Banning Cell Phones in K-12 Schools to Boost Student Well-being and Learning
Oregon Governor Kotek signs order to ban cell phones in K-12 schools to improve mental health and academic performance.
Cell phones banned in Ohio schools, with some exceptions
Ohio lawmakers have been moving toward banning cell phones for some time. They passed a law in 2024 that required school ...
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A School District is Restricting Student Cell Phone Use
The Pocatello/Chubbuck School District Trustees have approved further restrictions of student cell phone use. The decision ...
A Camden graduate finished high school using her cell phone for remote learning. Now, she’s a college grad on her way to becoming a counselor.
Jordan Hawkins was among hundreds of Camden high school students who spent the entire 2020-21 school year learning remotely ...
Virginia Beach school board votes to ban student phone use during lunch
Virginia Beach high schools are banned from using their phones during lunch after this week's school board vote.
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Gov. Kotek signs executive order banning phone use by students in public schools
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed an executive order Wednesday morning banning the use of cell phones by students in K-12 public schools in an effort to “improve student educational outcomes ...
Texas students’ cell phones banned from schools under new law
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a recently passed bill into law Sunday that will ban K-12 students from using cell phones and other personal communications devices during the school day.