US EditionSenate committee to consider ban on cell phones in schools
- The Alabama Senate approved the FOCUS Act on Wednesday, banning student cell phone use in classrooms statewide starting in the 2025-2026 school year.
- The bill, sponsored by Rep. Leigh Hulsey and Sen. Donnie Chesteen, followed earlier House approval and builds on a State Board of Education resolution encouraging local policies.
- The law requires devices to be turned off and stored away during instructional hours, allows phone use in emergencies or special education plans, and mandates internet safety policies.
- Governor Kay Ivey has expressed her support for the legislation and plans to sign it into law, emphasizing her commitment to supporting parents and educators in fostering an optimal educational setting for students.
- Once signed, all Alabama school districts must adopt the policies by July 1, 2025, standardizing phone restrictions to reduce distractions and support social development in classrooms.
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Statewide advisory council discusses NC student cell phone policies
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As the debate over the use of cell phones in the classroom continues, the Governor's Advisory Council for Student Safety and Well-Being is working to help districts enforce new policies. Members met virtually Thursday as statewide efforts to keep students off of phones continue. "I just think all of us need to get off our cell phones, not just the kids, me too," said John Farwell. Farwell says his student's school already …
Students are threatening to strike Friday to denounce a measure planned for the next school year.
Onteora school officials find cell phone ban successful
BOICEVILLE, N.Y. – Early tenacity when enforcing a cell phone ban resulted in a rapid decline in referrals of students for violations and has led to an optimistic tone among officials that stronger measures won’t be needed. An update report Tuesday during a Board of Education meeting showed the policy was violated 57 times during September, but dropped to 23 and 16, respectively, in the following two months. “I think in the beginning of the yea…
Legislature approves bill banning cell phone use in classrooms
Alabama students will not be allowed to use their cell phones in classrooms moving forward after the Alabama Senate approved a bill prohibiting cell phone use in schools Wednesday. Hb166, known as the FOCUS Act, by Rep. Leigh Hulsey, R-Helena, had already passed the House of Representatives. The bill states that “no student may possess a wireless communication device in any public elementary or secondary school building or on the grounds thereof…
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