US EditionGov. Armstrong signs bill banning cell phone use in schools
- Governor Kelly Armstrong signed House Bill 1160 on April 25 at Centennial Elementary in Bismarck, banning cell phone use during school hours in public schools.
- The legislation follows unanimous Senate approval of Senate Bill 2354, which applies similar restrictions to all schools, including private ones, but has not yet been signed by Armstrong.
- The bill directs schools to prohibit most personal electronic devices like smartphones and gaming devices throughout the school day and during events like field trips and dances.
- Armstrong said in a classroom that students can still possess phones but cannot use them in class, adding, "Teachers don't want to be cellphone police," and the bill passed the Senate 42-4 after initial rejection.
- Supporters believe the ban will help reduce rising mental illness and declining test scores among children, although funding for grants to purchase lock-away devices was removed after originally being set at $1.5 million.
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IOL Portugal“The results should have been delivered by the end of the first trimester,” said Mónica Pereiro from “Less Screens, More Life”, adding that the data had not yet been requested from schools.
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Push for phone-free schools – The Mail & Guardian
Concerned parents have called on Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube to develop a national policy to restrict smartphone access in schools so learners can focus on their work and develop socially without the distraction and influence of social media and games. The South African chapter of the global movement Smartphone Free Childhood is pushing for a phone-free school day to improve students’ concentration and social interaction and to reduc…
On 13 February Styria presented itself – with 1 May the uniform regulation for all federal states comes: Schools become "handy-free zones". How can the ban look in practice? What is going on and where does the shoe push? A visit to the Gymnasium Leibnitz.
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School discusses risks of smartphone use for children
Aureus School hosted an 'Offline and Safe: Rethinking Children’s Digital Freedom' event earlier this week.
Loud phones on public tansport? Portugal now issues fines
Portugal wants to put an end to mobile phone noise on public transport, and from now on it will fine passengers who are causing noise that may disturb other passengers. Portugal’s Transport and Mobility Authority (AMT) has launched a campaign to monitor and control the inappropriate use of mobile phone volume on public transport. Users who are making excessive mobile phone noise will be fined… Source
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