Debate over devices in school: Parents, students, teachers and experts weigh in A new Florida law requires bans cell phone use for Elementary and Middle school students during the entire school day BIG TOPIC THAT PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS ARE TALKING ABOUT, AND THIS YEAR IT’S CELL PHONE USE IN CLASS, FUELED BY A NEW…
The Volusia County School Board voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt new, prohibitive cellphone and smart device use policies for students in county schools.The new policies follow a new state law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year. The law bans cellphone use during the school day for elementary and middle school students. High…
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…