In 2023, a pair of North Carolina senators introduced a bill that would have required the state to study cell phone policies across schools. Its goal: to understand how districts were policing students’ use of phones during the day, and how they impacted learning, safety and cyberbullying. The bill failed to gain traction, and the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — UofL is using a new technology that provides students and staff security at their fingertips. UofL doesn’t have the blue emergency light poles scattered around campus anymore because they weren’t getting much use. Instead, students now have a new app to call campus security when they feel unsafe. That’s welcome news for sophomore…
Colorado school districts will soon be able to apply for grants of up to $50,000 to help their students reduce cell phone use during the school day. State Attorney General Phil Weiser announced the “Smartphone Challenge Initiative” Friday in the library of Grand Junction High School. The program is funded with money from the state’s…