Classroom cell phone bans are long overdue | Sheneman
We’re several decades deep in the era of the cell phone, meaning there has been ample time to study what exactly happens to ...
DCE Senior High rewords phone policy to help mitigate classroom distractions
D.C. Everest Senior High School has updated the wording in their in-class phone use policy in response to staff and student ...
New bills target in-class cell phone use to boost student focus
LACEY, Wash. — School districts could be forced to restrict cell phone use for students under bills introduced in Olympia. Senate Bill 5346 would require the Office of the Superintendent of Public ...
Reynolds pushes statewide cell phone restrictions in Iowa classrooms
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds unveiled a bill Friday that would require Iowa school districts to restrict student cell phone use ...
USA Today4d
New York governor proposes banning students' phone use in schools
But phone use in class has become a hotly debated issue that has induced a wave of state legislation across the country. At least eight states have passed laws to ban or restrict student cell ...
Sioux City Journal2d
Iowa Gov. Reynolds moves forward with proposed classroom cell phone restrictions
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds released her proposal to state lawmakers Friday to ban cell phone use in classrooms. The proposed ...
‘Students will benefit from fewer distractions in the classroom’: Pinterest CEO supports phone-free schools
Pinterest’s CEO wants teens to use their app, but not during school hours.
Novinite5d
Greece Expels Over 16,000 Students for Mobile Phone Use in Class
Over 16,000 students in Greece have faced expulsions for using mobile phones in the classroom, following the country's strict policy on phone use in schools. Education Minister Kyriakos Pierakakis ...
KWWL2d
Governor Reynolds introduces bill that restricts cell phone use in classrooms
Governor Kim Reynolds has introduced a bill aimed to restrict the use of cell phones during instructional time in classrooms.
Quad-City Times1d
Iowa Gov. Reynolds moves forward with proposed classroom cell phone restrictions
DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds released her proposal to state lawmakers Friday to ban cell phone use in classrooms. The proposed legislation would require school districts restrict cell ...
New York Post3d
Hochul’s proposed NY school phone ban would require devices to be stored away until class dismissal
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed phone ban in New York schools would launch at the start of the next school year and require most devices be stored away until dismissal. Hochul began Wednesday ...
Japan Today5d
Banning cell phones in schools gains popularity in red and blue U.S. states
The push for cell phone bans has been driven by concerns about the impact screen time has on children’s mental health and complaints from teachers that cellphones have become a constant distraction in ...