MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – 72% of U.S. high school teachers think cell phones are a distraction in the classroom, according the Pew Research center. That’s why one state representative has decided to take on the issue in the state house. If the Focus Act passes, phones will soon no longer be seen or heard in…
MID-MICHIGAN (WNEM) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will make her seventh State of the State on Wednesday, Feb. 26, and in her address, she’s expected to call for state lawmakers to pass bipartisan legislation limiting the use of phones at school. A state representative has already introduced a bill that would do that, saying teen and…
STERLINGTON, La. (KNOE) – The Sterlington Police Department is reminding drivers of the hands-free law after they say many were seen with cell phones in school zones. The hands-free law bans drivers in Louisiana to have any sort of mobile devices in their hands while driving in a school zone. Cobi Brown, assistant chief of…
MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) – The Wisconsin State Assembly approved a bill on Tuesday to ban cell phones from Wisconsin classrooms. “Since smartphones and social media became prevalent in 2010, the mental health of young people across the world has rapidly declined. The impact on young girls has been particularly severe. Suicide among girls has nearly…
ELLENBURG CENTER, N.Y. (WCAX) – Cell phones at schools in New York could be a thing of the past as Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed a school cell phone ban to state lawmakers. Northern Adirondack Central School is no stranger to a cell phone ban. An eighth grade history teacher at the school, Craig Dumas…
I am stating this again, as though I often do, to provide context for my situation: I have been in Mexico a very long time. And while this isn’t an “how times have changed” article, you’re in luck! I am also going to talk about how times have changed. We like to talk about it…
LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – State senators the capitol Tuesday heard testimony on a bill aimed at getting rid of distractions in schools. Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue proposed LB140. It would require schools to have a policy restricting students from using cell phones or other electronic communication devices while on school property or at school…
LEE COUNTY, Ark. – The Lee County School District has begun confiscating student cell phones as part of a new policy attempting to “place the focus on learning.” Superintendent Michael Stone, in a post on the district’s Facebook page, said they are still having problems with students using cell phones while at school. Stone said…
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Cellphones are taking a shot at slenderizing. It seems nothing is immune to society’s recent lean toward the extremely lean look — and smartphones are no exception to the voguish new rule. “This can be a very popular choice,” IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo told Bloomberg regarding the rising skinny phone trend. Apple and Samsung are reportedly set…