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The restrictions were instituted after a pilot study in 2023 with one ninth grade class showed those phone-free students had the highest GPA across the school, said Whitten.
HeyTutor looked at NCES data, surveys, and state and local laws and policies to illustrate how the movement to limit school phone usage is growing. Cellphone bans in schools are trending, but ...
The 2019 law authorizing districts to restrict student phone access makes exceptions for emergencies, and the new law doesn't change that. Some proponents of school phone restrictions say it's better to have phones off in an active shooter situation, so that they don't ring and reveal a student's location.
Cell phone bans, dress code changes and even the removal of mirrors are just some of the new school policies being implemented in the name of safety and better student engagement.
The laws regulating driving (or "distracted driving") may be subject to primary enforcement or secondary enforcement by state, county or local authorities. [1]All state-level cell phone use laws in the United States are of the "primary enforcement" type — meaning an officer may cite a driver for using a hand-held cell phone without any other traffic offense having taken place — except in ...
Denmark does not have a mobile phone ban, but nevertheless the Danish Ministry of Education advised that mobile phones must be kept out of classrooms. Therefore, many schools up to 7th grade offer "cell phone hotels" for students to store their devices. Still, mobile phones are allowed in higher schools during breaks and free periods. [39]
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School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student smartphone use under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Monday. The legislation makes California the latest ...