Gov. Kim Reynolds plans to propose banning cellphones in Iowa K-12 schools as a top priority heading into the upcoming 2025 legislative session. The governor first announced her intent to bring up the issue in the January 2025 Condition of the State address last week during an interview with the Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau….
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Should schools ban cell phones? Eight states have already done it, and Tennessee has introduced legislation to do the same. However, some school districts are not waiting for a statewide ban; they’ve implemented their own. Thanks to a cellphone ban, the hallways at Kirby Middle School look and sound a little…
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) – Cellphones are everywhere nowadays. But state leaders in Mississippi are considering legislation that will limit their use in schools. “It’s not in any way an exception for when you’re in the classroom,” Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said. “That’s when you really learn, not off green dots on the screen.”…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The Charleston County School District’s Board of Trustees discussed an update to one important policy Monday night: the prohibition of personal electronic devices during the school day. The conversation and changes are necessary as the State Board of Education approved a model policy to ban cellphones for students in South Carolina…