Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Charles Longshore distinctly remembers the tipping point that led his Alabama middle school to ban cell phones, two years before the state adopted its own ban. Longshore, then the assistant principal at Dothan Preparatory Academy, had gotten…
Alabama schools are experiencing a significant change this year as the Focus Act, a new law banning cellphones in classrooms, takes effect, aiming to improve focus and reduce distractions in schools across the state. The Focus Act allows each school district to decide how to implement the cellphone ban. At Hewitt-Trussville, the policy requires students…
What was it like for you to start teaching, and straight away at a primary school with an inclusive focus? The beginning was full of challenges for me and until now I am constantly trying to improve my methods to adapt my teaching to a diverse group of pupils, from children with special educational needs…
When Jefferson County students return to school next week, they will no longer be allowed access to their cell phones and other personal electronic devices during the school day. To comply with a new state law, the county’s school districts have implemented bans on student cell phone use throughout the school day. Gov. Mike Kehoe…
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…
WILL NEED TO ADJUST TO A NEW WAY OF COMMUNICATING. A KENTUCKY LAW NOW REQUIRES ALL DISTRICTS TO USE TRACEABLE COMMUNICATION APPS. ADDIE MEINERS WAS IN HARDIN COUNTY TODAY, WHERE THE NEW APP THAT MOST DISTRICTS WILL USE WAS ALREADY BEING IMPLEMENTED. HARDIN COUNTY SCHOOLS WAS ALREADY WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING AN APPLICATION FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS…
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Along with every other public school in the state of Texas, Lubbock ISD is banning the use of cell phones. House Bill 1481 prohibits the use of all personal communication devices not only in the classroom, but throughout the school day. Superintendent Dr. Kathy Rollo says this new protocol will be…
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Ga. (WCTV) – Across several counties in South Georgia, school officials are falling in line with state law to crack down on cell phone usage in the classroom. In Seminole County, students filed back to class on Thursday and tucked away their phones. Cell phones are not allowed on campus for elementary and…
When Tennessee students head back to the classroom, a new law aims to ensure they won’t bring their cell phones with them, or at least have them in sight. House Bill 932, passed in March, prohibits students from using cell phones, tablets, laptops, and gaming devices. Bradley County and Cleveland City Schools shared how they will…
Six university students have drowned in an industrial tank while on an educational visit to a mining operation connected to China’s most prestigious gold producing company, according to state news agency Xinhua. One teacher was also injured in the incident, which occurred on Wednesday morning at China National Gold Group’s Wunugetushan copper-molybdenum mine in the…