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Phone use in schools is not just an issue for students and teachers but also for other employees of educational institutions. According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, while no state bans all mobile phone use for all drivers, twenty states and the District of Columbia prohibit school bus drivers from using mobile phones. [78]
Over the last decade, however, the proportion of schools with those policies has fallen from 9 in 10 schools prohibiting use in 2010 to 7 in 10 in 2022, according to NCES survey data.
A group of high school student use their mobile phones. Across the country, most check-ins with middle and high school students are pretty much the same. The bans are going just fine.
Several Tarrant County school districts have strict classroom-use policies in place, and the county’s top public-health official is calling for more to so. The Legislature is studying the issue ...
Rather than focusing on responsible usage, the ban prohibits phone use "all day—including during lunch and breaks." It’s clear why such drastic measures feel necessary to school districts ...
In parts of the world, mobile phones are banned in school settings. In France and Ontario, Canada, the use of mobile phones is banned during instructional time in an effort to improve the performance of students. [83] [84] In 2021 China banned mobile phones in schools unless students have written parental consent. [85]
Cell phone use in the classroom is a controversial topic among teachers, students and parents.. In Texas, some districts have implemented policies to limit cell phone use during lessons or even ...
L.A.'s principals and teachers need a policy aligned with current research, which shows that curbing phone use in schools leads to better academic performance and less cyberbullying.