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Florida moved first in the summer of 2023 by passing a law requiring all schools to prohibit cellphone use during school days, prohibiting social media use on schools' internet, and requiring that ...
The law requires districts to pass rules by July 1, 2026, to limit or ban students from using smartphones on campus or while students are under the supervision of school staff.
Newsom said he plans to build on a law he signed in 2019 that authorized school districts to limit or ban the use of smartphones by students while at school or under the supervision of a school ...
That came on a day that the board for the second-largest school district in the country, Los Angeles Unified, voted to ban student phone use during the school day beginning in January. Assemblymember Josh Hoover, a Republican representing Folsom, introduced the bill with a bipartisan group of lawmakers who are also parents. Phones are ...
As of the time when the bill was passed, almost two-thirds of Brazilian schools restrict mobile phone use during school hours and 28% of schools completely banned them. In addition, 82% of parents supported a phone ban. The ban affects students between 4 to 17 years old and was made to safeguard the mental and physical health of children. [38]
About 97% of students use cell phones during the school day for an average of 43 minutes, according to a Common Sense research report published in the fall of 2023.
Nearly 1 in 3 respondents in a Pew survey published in 2024 said smartphones don't affect teens' academic success, and 45% said phones make it easier to do well in school. Nearly a quarter of ...
California legislators want school districts to limit, prohibit smartphone use in schools. Stephen Hobbs. August 28, 2024 at 5:26 PM. Dreamstime/TNS.