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‘Bell to Bell’ Cell Phone Ban Proposed for Georgia High Schools
Lawmakers and educators propose strict restrictions on phone use during school hours, citing research linking bans to improved focus and mental health outcomes for students.
- And data released Monday by University of Southern California researchers found 78% of teens said their schools have policies limiting or banning phones this year, with more than 30 states plus the District of Columbia enacting laws and some imposing `bell-to-bell` bans.
- Policymakers and educators credit phone bans with improving school culture and classroom focus, citing one study showing test-score gains and state legislatures aiming to strengthen learning environments and student well-being.
- USC's survey found 48% of teens say phones are allowed but must be put away, 42% say phones are banned in class but allowed otherwise, and 5% report campus-wide bans, while about 73% oppose `bell-to-bell` bans, according to Pew Research Center.
- With enforcement ramping up, USC researcher Anna Saavedra reports teens are using phones less in `bell-to-bell` banned schools, estimating 1.3 hours versus 1.6 hours in schools with less strict rules.
- In Oklahoma, the ban is limited to this school year but lawmakers introduced S.B. 1719 to extend it and Rebekah Munro, 17, said the 2025 ban changed her habits.
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Georgia lawmakers telegraph priorities for student cellphone bans, tax cuts and education
ATLANTA — From school cellphone bans to tax cuts, some of this year’s most consequential proposals for new Georgia laws have been in the works for months. State legislators laid the groundwork last year for bills that will be considered…
·Madison, United States
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‘Bell to bell’ cell phone ban proposed for Georgia high schools
Georgia’s teenagers could soon be doing significantly less scrolling, swiping and tapping on weekdays.
·Georgia, United States
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Teachers, parents divided over proposed school cellphone ban | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Cellphones and all other telecommunication devices would be banned in Hawaii’s public schools under a House bill that attempts to resolve a divisive issue, even among Hawaii’s public school teachers.
·Honolulu, United States
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