‘Clear’ cell phone rules for 7th-9th graders at Osakis Public Schools – Alexandria Echo Press
OSAKIS – For the middle and high school students of Osakis, mobile phones are taboo and go in their pockets. Tuesday night, August 27, the Osakis School Board approved a revision to the district’s cell phone policy that is stricter…
Sioux Falls committees investigate AI and phone use in schools
The Sioux Falls School District plans to assemble a 25- to 30-member committee to discuss the issue of cell phone use in schools, Deputy Superintendent Jamie Nold said Monday at a school board retreat. “There is no doubt that cell…
Staunton student raises concerns about new cellphone-free policy
Santiago Berrizbeitia Casado | Specially for The News Leader Santiago Berrizbeitia Casado is a rising senior at Staunton High School. He is currently a mentoring student with The News Leader at the Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School in Fishersville. This is…
New cell phone policy shows positive impact in Warrick Co.
WARRICK CO., Ind. (WFIE) – As we previously informed you, there is a new law in Indiana that requires schools to implement a cell phone policy. In Warrick County, students must turn off their phones and keep them out of…
Mobile phone bans in public schools in some states come into force, experts point out advantages and disadvantages
Some U.S. states and school districts are responding to calls for stricter regulations or even a complete ban on cell phone use by students. Arizona is reportedly the latest state to try to restrict use, with lawmakers arguing that while…
Study: Cell phones stress parents as much as children: “Constant availability has its price”
Parents are just as stressed as their children because they are often preoccupied and distracted by their constantly beeping cell phones, according to a study by the University of Michigan Medicine. Working parents find that their mobile devices offer many…
Schools compete with mobile phones. Here’s how they could win
Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls a “pandemic of gradual apathy” in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates signed up for the service projects she helped organize at her school in Massachusetts. And even fewer actually showed up….
Cell phone ban in Stamford: Connecticut school district imposes new cell phone restrictions for students
STAMFORD, Conn. (WABC) — A school district in the US state of Connecticut is the latest to introduce new rules on mobile phones before the new school year. The new policy prohibits elementary and middle school students from using phones…
Ban smartphones in schools. Buy simple phones for intelligent children
We must give our children the opportunity to find their way in this world and to trust the people we have brought into their lives. When should you give your child a phone? Parents of tweens and teens are likely…
Quincy School District restricts cell phone use
Aug. 20—QUINCY — Under a new policy that goes into effect Nov. 12, cell phone use by students in the Quincy School District will be restricted during the school day. “We would start right after the parent meetings,” said Scott…
