SEMINOLE COUNTY, Ga. (WCTV) – Across several counties in South Georgia, school officials are falling in line with state law to crack down on cell phone usage in the classroom. In Seminole County, students filed back to class on Thursday and tucked away their phones. Cell phones are not allowed on campus for elementary and…
Ohio’s new two-year, $60 billion state budget includes a ban on cell phones in K-12 schools. It’s now up to the individual schools to implement the ban — with many of them adopting the new policies at the start of the school year.“Our policy kind of shifted when we realized that we really wanted kids…
People increasingly support school phone bans — and New York got the message. As New York bans cellphone use during the school day, a recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center found that support for phone bans in school is increasing. The majority of U.S. adults support prohibiting students from using their phones during…
A study commissioned by the Dutch government found that banning mobile phones and other electronic devices in schools has led to improved student focus. Three-quarters of the 317 surveyed high schools reported that the ban has had a positive effect on students’ concentration. Additionally, nearly two-thirds noted an improvement in the social climate within their…
Vietnam vets in their 80s who left high school early to serve finally get their diplomas – CBS News Watch CBS News Nearly four million U.S. high school students are graduating this year. Most are teenagers, but in Muscatine, Iowa, octogenarians are also receiving their diplomas. That’s because more than six decades ago, they left…
Muscatine, Iowa — When Dennis Snyder of Muscatine, Iowa, took his yearbook photos more than six decades ago, he thought he would be a member of the graduating class of 1963. “It’s hard to believe I was ever that young,” Snyder joked to CBS News. The summer before his junior year at Muscatine High School,…
Los Angeles — Oscar Garcia of South Los Angeles is just weeks away from taking his last steps as a high school senior, and his first steps toward a college degree. Garcia said attending college “means having an opportunity to get out of here.” It’s an opportunity made possible through the Free Application for Federal…