The school board plans to revisit the issue in March and will likely implement changes by the 2025-2026 school year. This potential ban aligns with a statewide trend in Florida to restrict cell phone use in schools, with varying degrees of success and student acceptance. The School District of Lee County is considering a district-wide…
The recent Super Bowl brought with it lots of surprises and, once again, a few of them came from the very pricey ads shown during the broadcast. One of the most intriguing was T-Mobile’s spot describing free satellite smartphone service available to customers of any major wireless carrier, including AT&T and Verizon (as well as…
TikTok may be banned in the U.S. on Sunday ― not because of the app’s addictive nature, but for user privacy concerns. In 2024, President Joe Biden signed the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. This gave the platform 165 days to separate from ByteDance, its parent company operated by China. The app…
All eyes are on Pickens County after Monday night’s school board meeting, where the proposal for a cellphone ban fell through. Board members cast a 3-3 vote against the policy, which may affect their state funding. All school districts in South Carolina are required to have a policy in place by 2025, as mandated by…
Parents want a way to keep in touch with kids during the school day, especially in case of an emergency. Schools across the country are banning cell phones from classrooms. Now that the new school year is well underway, how’s it all working out so far? “I haven’t had any problems with it,” 13-year-old Long…