Gov. Kathy Hochul insisted that children are better off not having cellphones during school shootings and classroom emergencies because their devices could tip off their location to maniacs. Hochul’s comments Sunday come after a controversial bell-to-bell cellphone ban in New York classrooms took effect last week, igniting controversy from parents who want to be able…
Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state’s new requirement. Texas is the third state where courts have blocked recent laws about putting the Ten Commandments in schools. A group of families…
New York City kids will be banned from using cellphones, tablets and smartwatches during the school day starting this fall. Each of the Big Apple’s roughly 1,600 public schools will decide how to roll out the new policy, approved Wednesday night by the city’s Panel for Education Policy in a 14 to 1 vote. “I…
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…
There are few things most American politicians seem to agree upon, but banning mobile phones in classrooms seems to be one of them. Based on the experiences of some schools that have required students to prioritize learning over TikTok scrolling, there’s also a welcome side benefit: less conflict and more “hellos.” When school starts this…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Starting this upcoming school year, Missouri public school students will no longer be allowed to have their phones in school. On Thursday, Gov. Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 68, which bans cell phones in public schools throughout the day, including during lunch and passing periods. Some school districts already have…
After hearing from educators that cell phones are distractions in the classroom, Texas banned the devices in K-12 schools, drawing on rare bipartisan support from both the Texas House and Senate. Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1481 into law on June 22. Authored by the only Gen Z member of the Texas Legislature, Rep….
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Maryland parents who have religious objections can pull their children from public school lessons using LGBTQ storybooks. The justices reversed lower-court rulings in favor of the Montgomery County school system in suburban Washington. The high court ruled that the schools likely could not require elementary…
The Hong Kong government will review whether to allow more semi-private secondary schools to offer a non-local curriculum on a self-financing basis, the education minister has said. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin on Wednesday also dismissed a call to let non-locals attend public primary and secondary schools amid a local student population decline, explaining…