Times Observer

Student cell phone use called ‘catastrophic’ for taxpayers as ban mulled

The national discussion on keeping students off cell phones during school has reached full boil in many state capitals, and ...
Yahoo

As cell phone use grows in schools, states respond differently | Opinion

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Growing up in the era of pagers and pay phones, I survived cell phone-free until college. As a mom to a teenage boy, I tried to ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

'They said it's amazing': Local schools enforce stricter cell phone bans for students

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Public schools across Ohio are intensifying their efforts to limit cell phone use during the school day, with many districts expanding restrictions to all grade levels. This move ...
Columbus Dispatch

State law now bans student cell phone use. But what do local policies say about teachers?

A new Ohio law requires school districts to ban cell phone use by students. But what are the policies for teachers using their phones in school? In Ohio's two-year budget, state lawmakers prohibited ...
Illinois Policy

Bill would limit cell phone use in classrooms

The measure would prohibit most student cell phone use during school instruction periods. Illinois is one of only nine states ...
Times of San Diego

Students, teachers face off in first year of new school cell phone rules

There are exceptions to the rules. As an example, students can use their phones riding to and from school on a school bus if it does not interfere with the driver. Students can also access their ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Ramona trustees consider limiting cell phone use on campuses

A proposal that would keep students in transitional kindergarten through 12th grade from using their cell phones in class except for educational purposes, but allow the older students to use them at ...
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From school meals to cell phone usage, Wake County families start school year with new changes

Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) families started a new academic year with new changes at schools across the county. The district made changes to the cost of school meals, the online school ...