DC Council proposes bill to ban cell phones in district's public schools
The Washington, D.C., Council is considering a total cellphone ban in the district's public schools to limit distractions in the classroom and force students to socialize.
Local control over school cellphone ban 'extremely important,' NYSED says
The legislation Hochul is proposing is both direct and vague: It requires school districts to implement a school-wide, full-day ban on cell phones but gives them control over how to do it.
Will Vermont lawmakers ban cellphones in school classrooms?
Many school districts already have some type of restriction on students using cellphones but only eight actually ban phones during the school day.
AG releases school cell phone recommendations, including ‘bell-to-bell’ bans
The toolkit outlines three policy frameworks with different levels of cell phone availability in schools. The post AG releases school cell phone recommendations, including ‘bell-to-bell’ bans appeared first on Boston.
A bill requiring schools to have cell phone policies aims to boost classroom learning
The bipartisan legislative proposal isn’t mandating a statewide ban of phones in classrooms. Instead, it would require individual school districts to develop their own policies spelling out how and when students can use cell phones in schools.
Colorado elected officials propose plan to limit cell phones in schools
Lawmakers are proposing school districts limit the use of cell phones inside the classroom. They're hoping to boost learning through this new bill.
NH may ban phones in school. Somersworth already did, and students embrace it.
SOMERSWORTH — Classrooms in all of the city's public schools have been declared no cell-phone areas. Students, administrators and teachers alike are touting its success.
NH lawmakers hold hearing on bill to limit student use of cell phones in schools
A bill before the New Hampshire Legislature would require schools in the Granite State to ban cell phones from the classroom. Gov. Kelly Ayotte supports the effort.
Could North Carolina restrict phones in schools? Lawmakers plan to push new proposals
In 2023, a pair of North Carolina senators introduced a bill that would have required the state to study cell phone policies across schools. Its goal: to understand how districts were policing students’ use of phones during the day,
D.C. bill would restrict students’ cellphone use in schools
Public schools in the District would ban cellphone use during the school day under a bill announced Monday, joining similar pushes at other school districts in the D.C. area and beyond. Council member Brooke Pinto (D-Ward 2),
Proposed legislation aims to ban cell phone use in Maryland schools
A proposed bill aims to ban cell phone use in Maryland schools. House Bill 192 would prohibit students from using a cell phone during school hours except for specific circumstances. Under the proposed bill,
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MCPS school board moves ahead with first reading of new cell phone policy
The Missoula County Public Schools board started the process Thursday of crafting a new policy governing phone use at school, ...
MCPS leaders say the cell phone-free policy proves to be a success
MCPS says the change has worked and by limiting the cell phone distraction, students are able to better focus in the ...
DC lawmaker introduces bill to restrict cellphone usage in classrooms
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are the latest to push for cellphones to be restricted in schools after several states have ...