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However, the students with access to phones still performed poorer than students that were not allowed access to cell phones during the lecture. [12] A 2017 collective study, published by Applied Cognitive Psychology, indicated that college students retained less knowledge when allowed to use or possess a cell phone during lectures. During the ...
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 ...
The Millcreek Township School Board is considering updating its district policy to require McDowell and McDowell Intermediate high school students to keep their phones turned off and in their lockers.
Knox County Schools' policy requires cell phones be turned off and stored in a backpack, and the devices can only be used when explicitly authorized by a teacher. Why parents might or might not ...
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In 2010, Robert Johnson, a prison guard at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina, was shot six times by a gunman hired by an inmate using a contraband cell phone. In 2013, the FCC suggested prisons be allowed to manage cell phone network access which would allow only authorized phones to access the network.
Using a cell phone while driving increases the driver's risk of causing a crash. Drivers can become distracted, decreasing the driver's awareness on the road, leading to more car crashes. When drivers talk on cell phones the risk of an automobile crash resulting in hospitalization is four times higher than when not talking on a cell phone. [8]
Should cell phones be allowed in the classroom? A new bill currently in the state legislature says they should be banned, and it's getting mixed reactions from parents and students. Some say the ...