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Florida was the first state to crack down on phones in school, passing a 2023 law that requires all public schools to ban cellphone use during class time and block access to social media on ...
The push to ban phones in schools has gained major steam over the past year. Since July 2023, 12 states have imposed new rules aimed at limiting students’ phone use in the classroom and on ...
Under the Lula administration, the Federal Senate approved a nationwide ban on mobile phones on December 18, 2024. 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.
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 ban also covers lunch, a time when some other schools let students use their phones. Cooper said that coming back from the COVID-19 pandemic, she recognized that many students had lost the ...
Parents want a way to keep in touch with kids during the school day, especially in case of an emergency. Schools across the country are banning cellphones from classrooms.
The school’s phone ban was a grassroots effort that began with a few teachers volunteering to pilot the program in their classrooms. Full faculty buy-in came next, followed by convincing parents.
So the staff decided to ban phones during class, at recess, at lunch and after school — essentially, all times except when in a special area where parents or others can pick them up from school ...