Senate committee clears bill to ban or restrict cell phones in school
Cell phones could be restricted in public schools if legislation makes it through the legislative process. It has already cleared a Senate committee.
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Lawmaker introduces bill to crackdown on cellphones in school
A lawmaker is pushing a bill to get cellphones out of children’s hands when they’re in school. New Mexico isn’t the first ...
Some Connecticut lawmakers want to restrict cell phones in all schools. Here's what proposal says
One bill would require local and regional boards of education to adopt policies limiting the use of cell phones by all ...
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NWA parents and teachers discuss phones in classrooms
“It's nearly impossible to teach an effective class when kids have their phone," NWA teacher Jennifer Richard said. Richard ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Vermont, New York lawmakers push for cell phone bans in schools
Lawmakers in Vermont and New York are working to pass bans on cell phones in schools. Angela Arsenault, who represents ...
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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 ...
Close Up: School officials say cell phone ban is working; lawmakers want restrictions statewide
On this week's episode of Close Up, we take a deep look into cell phone use in Iowa schools and how successful bans and other ...
AG releases school cell phone recommendations, including ‘bell-to-bell’ bans
The toolkit announced by AG Andrea Campbell outlines three policy frameworks with different levels of cell phone availability ...