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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]
The debate over phones' place in educational spaces stretches back even further than NCES data measures—to the aftermath of the Columbine school shooting in 1999 and the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001 ...
As schools ban mobile phones, parents seek a 'safe' option for kids. Gannett. Jennifer Jolly. October 21, 2024 at 2:07 AM. Parents want a way to keep in touch with kids during the school day ...
“There’s nothing that can compete with the cell phone.” Do something (else) Some schools are locking up smartwatches and wireless headphones, too. But the pouches don’t work once the final ...
In the 2021-22 school year, 76% of U.S. public schools prohibited non-academic use of phones during school hours, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. The ban was highest in ...
One idea is to ban cellphone use during school hours in grades K-8 with high schools having more flexibility.
By limiting phone use, schools hope to create a healthier and more focused learning environment. ... will: 1. Ask the student to hand over the mobile phone. 2. Put the student’s name on the ...
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.