US Edition61% of NY voters support a cellphone ban in schools: Poll
- Senators Tom Cotton and Tim Kaine proposed a bill supporting school cellphone limits nationwide.
- This proposal follows a trend of states and districts restricting student phone use in classrooms.
- The bipartisan bill offers federal funding for districts to study and implement pilot phone ban programs.
- The legislation provides up to $5 million for programs, which sponsors say helps students stay focused.
- The bill awaits Senate consideration while many states pursue their own restriction policies.
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The recommendation emanates from the Special Commission on the impacts of screens and social networks on the health and development of young people.
Would we live the last moments of the cell phone at school? That's what we can now believe that all parties in Quebec agree to demand a wall-to-wall ban on cell phones in primary and secondary schools.
61% of NY voters support a cellphone ban in schools: Poll
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A majority of New York voters support a cellphone ban in public schools, according to new polling from Siena College Research Institute. Some 61% of all voters support the ban on cellphone use in K-12 schools, which is part of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2026 budget. The budget was due on April 1, but has not yet been passed. More Local News Siena College’s polling released Tuesday reveals broad, bipartisan support. Some 61% of…
The government's proposal aims to strengthen the powers of teachers and principals regarding the use of mobile devices during the school day.
What is an emergency? Wake school board set to weigh question in cellphone policy discussion
The board is discussing ways to better define terms included in its current draft policy on student use of personal wireless communications devices, with cellphones chiefly in mind.
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