Oakland Unified School District to Implement Full Cell Phone Ban
The district will require phones to be locked away all day as California schools begin enforcing limits aimed at reducing distractions and cyberbullying.
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‘Bell to Bell, No Cell’: Blackburn Calls for End to Student Cell Phone Use Throughout Entire School Day
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released a new television ad ahead of the August 6 gubernatorial primary election vowing to back a “bell to bell, no cell” policy for Tennessee schools if she were to become governor.
OUSD goes cellphone-free: Students will be banned from using their devices on campus
Starting this fall, every school day will be a cellphone-free day for students who are a part of the Oakland Unified School District. This means that during class, between class, and during lunch, students are not allowed to use their cellphones. The new policy comes after the passage in the state Legislature of Assembly Bill 3216, which requires local districts to develop and implement policies by July 1 that limit or prohibit the use of cellph…
A new California law will require all public schools to limit the use of phones by students during the school day. Oakland Unified School District is the last to announce this change. For the next academic year, it will be forbidden to send text messages, make calls, and navigate the phone. Students will be required to keep their devices locked in locked spaces from the start until the end of the school day. Elementary students will keep them in…
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