Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill to make California schools phone-free. Here’s when it takes effect
California school districts will be required to limit or prohibit the use of smartphones in public schools following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature of a new bill into law Monday. AB 3216, authored by ...
€9 million phone pouches plan for schools branded ‘pet project’
The Dublin government’s proposal to spend €9 million on locked phone pouches for secondary schools has been branded ...
Interim study focuses on cell phones in schools: 'There is a cry for us to do something'
Rep. Chad Caldwell led an interim study Monday to highlight his concerns about cell phones in schools and bring together ...
Opinion
Youngkin’s brilliant phone-free school model
Glenn Youngkin’s bell-to-bell cellphone ban is the right approach. Virginia schools should follow it, as should the governors of other states.
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Minister defends Budget spending on phone storage scheme
The Government's allocation of €9m in Budget 2025 to keep smartphones from secondary schools has been labelled as "a ...
Irish Daily Mirror1d
'Hold firm, Norma Foley - your phone pouch plan has much support on the ground'
Teachers spend too much time and energy policing phone bans, the pouch idea is worth €9million if it's a practical solution ...
Beware of fraudsters posing as government officials trying to steal your cash
CISA warns of scammers impersonating its officials. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson urges people to be alert and verify ...
‘Grotesque & inexcusable’ €9m mobile phone ban schools ‘weren’t crying out for’ defended amid growing scrap plan calls
THE Government’s plan to spend €9 million on locked phone pouches for secondary schools has been branded “grotesque, inexcusable” and a “pet project” by opposition parties. The Keeping Childhood ...
Willamette Week4d
Inside a Portland High School Where Students’ Cell Phones are Kept Under Lock and Key
Grant High School Principal James McGee, along with principals at Beaumont Middle School and Cleveland High School, is ...
Education minister Norma Foley pledges extra cash for schools to ban phone use with electronic pouches in Budget 2025
EVERY secondary school will be given cash to buy electronic pouches to lock away students’ phones, The Irish Sun can reveal.
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Interim study focuses on cell phones in schools: 'There is a cry for us to do something'
While lawmakers are focused on possible government solutions, Gov. Kevin Stitt has taken a different approach by encouraging schools to find solutions with his phone-free school challenge.