Proposed cell phone ban in schools would require students to put phones in lockboxes
A state representative out of the Austin area filed a bill that could ban students from using cell phones in school. RELATED: Here are the new laws in Texas that took effect on Sept. 1 The proposed bill would require kids to put their phones in a lock box at the start of the school day.
Second year of cell phone ban at Lincoln City school showing benefits in the classroom, hallways
Sarah Horobin experienced the increasing distraction of students with cell phones in her Taft High School classes over the years. It was hard to compete with a device that lured away a student’s attention with texts,
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Column: For data about school cell phone bans, talk to kids
Improving digital wellness among young people should include listening to their input about proposed policies, University of Virginia’s Bethany Teachman and Nancy Deutsch write in a guest
Yondr pouches seal students’ cellphones away for the entire school day. Are they working?
At Robert Eagle Staff and Hamilton International middle schools students put their cellphones in a pouch at the start of the school day and don’t have access to them until the bell rings at the end of the day.
LAUSD students now prohibited from phone use during school day
Starting in February, Los Angeles Unified School District students will be required to stow away their cell phones, smartwatches, and earbuds during the school day.
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In this Florida school district, some parents are pushing back against a cell phone ban
“I don’t expect students to say — or parents of high schoolers to say — right, that, they don’t want their kids to have ...
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Struggling Student's Parents Threaten Legal Action If Their Teacher Continues Taking Their Phone Away In Class
After a new "no cell phone" policy was enacted at her school, a teacher admitted that she struggled to manage the technological distractions in her classroom. In an attempt to mitigate the issue ...