BOULDER, Colo. — The new year will bring new, stricter cell phone restrictions for high school students in the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD). On Tuesday, the school board voted to implement a bell-to-bell ban, which will prohibit the use of phones for the entire school day, including lunch and passing periods. Superintendent Rob Anderson…
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – The debate over cell phones in the classroom continues. Last week, the Kansas State Board of Education accepted the Blue Ribbon Task Force’s recommendation to ban cell phones in schools but left the decision to implement the plan up to individual school districts. On Monday, the Wichita School Board held a…
Kingsport City Schools Chief Technology Officer Andy Arnold Tuesday told the Board of Education a cell phone card in a laptop computer would allow students to access text messages internet content outside the school systems secured Wi-Fi system. Source link
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – The Shawnee Mission School District is considering following neighboring district and banning cell phones in classrooms. Before it takes any action, it wants to hear from families with students in the district. The district provided a link to an online survey. The survey is for families with children in the…
The Board of Education has voted to urge the Tennessee General Assembly approve a cell phone ban in public and charter schools statewide, specifically during classroom time unless a teacher approves or instructs students otherwise. It also is joining a lawsuit against social media for alleged ill effects on students. Source link
Over half of adults in the U.S. support a cell phone ban during classes for middle and high schoolers, according to a recent national survey released by the Pew Research Center. According to the survey, conducted between Sept. 30 and Oct. 6 of this year, 68 percent of respondents indicated that they support a ban…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As school districts like Olathe and Grandview enforce stricter cell phone policies, a group of parents in the Shawnee Mission School District are taking action against the use of cell phones in classrooms. They created an online petition “Shawnee Mission School District Phone Free Schools Petition” to submit to the school…
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – One day not too far off, families in the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) might be looking at a complete ban of cell phones in schools. For months now, members of the Board of Education have been having conversations about the impact cell phones have on kids and what…
OXNARD, Calif.—In an age where young people rarely go anywhere without their phones, some experts say being plugged in requires powering down. For the Manno twins, cell phones are a gateway into play and learning. “I use my phone for Duolingo to learn German and Russian, said Mikko Manno, the 13 year old home school student. But…