SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) – Students are back in the classroom without their cell phones this year. With the FOCUS Act signed into law, students are now prohibited from using them during the instructional day. Spain Park High School junior Sai Vajaha is pushing back with a petition to end the ban and it’s gaining…
Though one of the pillars of the program is fostering new academic minds to join the Israeli population, it’s primarily a refuge for students who no longer feel safe on their respective campuses. The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology announced the opening of a new program for international students to address rising antisemitism on…
OREGON – Governor Tina Kotek signed Executive Order 25-09 in July, prohibiting cell phone use during K-12 school hours across Oregon. The order aims to enhance student learning and mental health by reducing distractions. Districts are required to adopt a policy prohibiting cell phone use by students by October 31, 2025, and those policies must…
The suspension of a Hong Kong private school that targeted mainland Chinese students across the border has left parents in limbo, with some having paid HK$200,000 (US$25,500) and unable to reach the institution despite repeated efforts. One student’s father also told the Post on Tuesday that he might have to arrange for his child to…
ELGIN, Okla. (KSWO) – Elgin Public Schools has announced it’s new policy regarding student cell phone use. Starting this school year, students will no longer be allowed to use personal electronic devices while on school grounds from bell-to-bell. That includes phones, smart watches, tablets, laptops, smart headphones, smart glasses and more. High school students will…
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — School districts across our Northwest Florida area are sending out a final call ahead of the first day of school on Monday — if you bring your cell phone to school, make sure you don’t use it. Florida has joined states like Alabama, Texas, California and others to ban phone use…
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…
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas students will have to adjust to a new school year without their trusty cell phones, thanks to the “Bell to Bell, No Cell Act.” This new state law requires students to store their phones away from the opening bell to the closing bell of the school day. Many students are…
Lesley Mathis knows what her daughter said was wrong. But she never expected the 13-year-old girl would get arrested for it. The teenage girl made an offensive joke while chatting online with her classmates, triggering the school’s surveillance software. Before the morning was even over, the Tennessee eighth grader was under arrest. She was interrogated,…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) – Florida students are heading back to school without their phones in class. A state law that just went into effect this school year is cracking down on cell phone use in public schools. Under the new law, elementary and middle school students aren’t allowed to use phones at…