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Our school started enforcing its cell phone ban. The results have been astounding.
That exchange happened around two years ago, back when our school had “banned” phones, but kids were still allowed to carry ...
CNY Schools face challenges as bell-to-bell cell phone ban starts in August
School officials across Central New York are raising concerns about a new bell-to-bell phone ban set to take effect in August ...
Gothamist5d
Here are the exceptions to the phone ban coming to NY schools
The ban exempts students who need smartphones for health care purposes, translation apps or a disability, as well as those ...
Half of states now have laws that ban or regulate cellphones in schools
Bills have sprinted through legislatures this year in states as varied as New York and Oklahoma, reflecting a broad consensus that phones are bad for kids.
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CNY Schools face challenges as bell-to-bell cell phone ban starts in August
CENTRAL SQUARE, N.Y. — School officials across Central New York are raising concerns about a new bell-to-bell cell phone ban set to take effect in August. Districts are grappling with how to ...
York News-Times1d
Majority of US states now have laws banning cellphones in schools, with more to follow
More than half of U.S. states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools, with more likely to follow.
New Hampshire lawmakers advance ‘bell-to bell’ cellphone ban
New Hampshire Republicans are moving ahead with a proposal to ban cellphones in public schools, but the measure faces pushback from Democrats, arguing it would erode ...