Dialing up a solution: Bills would require all school systems in state to cell phone policies
They differ in the details of what to prohibit and when, but a variety of bills on student use of cell phones all agree on one thing -- schools across the state need to have some ground rules for students.
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.
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.
Why Banning Cell Phones in Schools Could Benefit Children’s Brain Health
As concerns over the impact of technology on mental health continue to rise, a growing number of states and schools are implementing restrictions or outright bans on cell
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.
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.
Cell phone ban in NY schools? Hochul wants it done under $252B budget plan
A $252 billion New York budget plan by Gov. Kathy Hochul would ban student cell phones during school and hike school aid by at least 2% per district.
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.
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.
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,
Phones would be banned ‘bell to bell’ in Arkansas public schools under new bill
Sanders' school cell phone ban comes at a time when the relationship between the GOP and the tech industry is fast shifting.
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Bans on cell phones in schools grow, but debate thrives on how they are handled
At least eight states, both red and blue, have enacted bans or restrictions of cell phones in schools. Most recently, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said in his State of the State address he ...
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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 ...