CPS continuing policies limiting cell phone usage as Ohio law takes effect for first school year SCHOOL COVERAGE WITH OUR AREA’S BIGGEST DISTRICT KICKING OFF THE NEW YEAR TODAY AND OUR CO-ANCHOR STEVEN ALBRITTON LIVE AT ETHEL TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO, STEPHEN, YOU HAVE AN IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT THE RULES FOR CELL PHONE USE. YES,…
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A small device with big impacts. Cell phones in schools have parents and students split. Are they a nuisance? Or are they necessary for a child’s safety? “I feel like having cell phones in school is a big distraction,” Cobb County grandmother April Middleton said. “What I did last…
Last summer, as Malachi Britt turned 12, his years of proving his maturity finally paid off. The youngest of four children, he was used to walking by himself to catch the school bus, routinely checking in with his mother after football practice at Lewis Frasier Middle School and completing his homework. His responsibility earned him…
Photo: Unsplash // Adam AY PARK CITY, Utah — Starting this fall, all students in grades 6 through 12 in the Park City School District will be required to secure their cell phones in Yondr pouches during the school day. The policy will go into effect at Ecker Hill Middle School and Park City High…
KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) – Public school districts are now required to enforce a personal device ban for students during school hours. Gov. Abbott signed HB 1481 into law on Sunday. It requires school district policy to either ban personal devices from campuses entirely or mandate students to lock them away. The law also mandates that…
KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) – KISD board candidates for place three are divided on the future of Yondr pouches, which require students to lock their cell phones during the school day, in KISD schools. Incumbent Oliver Mintz supports their use. Challenger Lan Carter wants them gone. The election comes after a fatal stabbing at Roy J….
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Georgia lawmakers are debating a statewide ban on cell phones in schools. The Distraction-Free Education Act, House Bill 340, would require school districts to create a plan to secure students’ phones while in school. “From bell to bell, no cell. From the beginning of the day, you put your…