"Since 2023, 29 states, including New York, Vermont, Florida, and Texas, have passed laws that require K-12 public schools to enforce bans or strict limits on students using their cellphones on campus. Another 10 states have passed other measures that require local school districts to take some kind of action on cellphone usage. Approximately 77% of public schools now forbid students from having their phones out during class-an increase from the 66% of schools that forbade students from using phones at school in 2015."
"As a scholar of educational leadership, I believe that school is about more than just classes-it's where young people learn how to get along with others. When phones are put away, students actually start looking at each other and talking again. School hallways and the lunchroom turn into spaces where students learn to resolve conflicts face-to-face and make human connections."
Since 2023, 29 states, including New York, Vermont, Florida, and Texas, have passed laws requiring K-12 public schools to enforce bans or strict limits on student cellphone use on campus. Another 10 states have enacted measures directing local school districts to take action on cellphone usage. Approximately 77% of public schools now forbid students from having phones out during class, up from 66% in 2015. Schools use pouches that unlock at day’s end, classroom bins, and lockers to enforce policies. Research links heavy phone use to poorer development of basic social skills. When phones are put away, students engage face-to-face in hallways and lunchrooms.
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