RFK Jr pushes for cell phone bans in schools, citing poor performance, students’ mental health

RFK Jr. is right: Cell phones don’t belong in schools - Washington Examiner

Media outlets were quick to pounce when Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared that cell phones should be banned in schools in part because of “electromagnetic radiation.” Instead of focusing on the merits of a cell phone ban, outlets chose not to highlight a real issue in public schools and instead continued their campaign to frame the HHS secretary as a conspiratorial idiot who “frequently” spreads misinformation. L…

Nashville counselor says parents should not allow kids to have smartphones

NASHSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Cory Bishop, a Nashville mental health counselor, is very clear where he stands on teens and smartphones.  "I think the number one intervention is that kids don't have smartphones," explained Bishop from his Nashville office.  In his Nashville practice, Austin & Olive Counseling, Bishop has worked one-on-one with teenage clients who have experienced alarming mental health issues from smartphones.  "It's become complete…

Child care advocates plead New York to address funding shortage

There appears to be significant movement on at least one of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s top demands: a bell-to-bell cell phone ban in schools.

North Dakota governor advocates for eliminating student cellphone use in public schools

North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong showed up at two committee hearings and held a press conference Wednesday to advocate for eliminating student cell phone use in North Dakota public schools.

NY lawmakers lining up behind Gov. Hochul’s ‘bell-to-bell’ school cell phone ban

With just days left to finalize the state budget, New York lawmakers are getting behind Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature plan to ban cell phones all school day.

What RFK Jr. Thinks Schools Ought To Do About Cellphones

At least 19 states have laws or policies that ban or restrict students’ use of cellphones in schools, according to EdWeek's tracker.