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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. [79]
According to the PEW Research Center, 82% of K-12 teachers in the U.S. say their school or district has a cellphone policy, broken down by 94% of middle school teachers, 84% of elementary and 7% ...
Phones have become entrenched in young people's lives, much like adults, and enforcing policies restricting their use can be onerous for teachers. Some schools have implemented cubby-style pouches ...
Abrupt bans could promote viewing phone usage as a reward—where phones are only used for YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok—rather than as a tool for collaboration, learning, and productivity.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued a new executive order Tuesday that will limit or ban cell phone use in public schools – the latest in a string of efforts by officials to crack down on what ...
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]
One idea is to ban cellphone use during school hours in grades K-8 with high schools having more flexibility.
About 79% of educators who teach in schools that allow educators to set rules found cell phone use to be very disruptive, according to a 2024 survey by National Education Association. About 90% of ...