The Hoya2 天
Proposed City Council Bill to Prohibit Cell Phone Use During School Hours
The D.C. City Council introduced new legislation Jan. 27 to prohibit personal cell phone and wireless device use during the ...
Legislation introduced to study impacts of cell phone use in schools
Following several states banning smartphones from schools, a pair of U.S. senators are introducing legislation to study the ...
justthenews3 天
Bipartisan legislation introduced in US Senate to study impacts of cell phone use in schools
Ark, introduced the Focus on Learning Act, citing Va. Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who signed an executive order instructing ...
Winchester Star3 天
FCPS likely to implement 'bell-to-bell' cellphone ban next school year
Frederick County School Board members, once again, reviewed Frederick County Public Schools’ cellphone policy during a Student Conduct and Support Committee meeting this week.
D.C. bill would restrict students’ cellphone use in schools
A new D.C. bill would restrict students’ cellphone use in D.C. public schools and charter schools. Public schools in the ...
Henrico Citizen14 天
Henrico Rewind: Week in Review – Jan. 19-25, 2025
VanValkenburg’s bill aims to force planned Henrico gaming facility to face public referendum or lose revenueWork is ongoing to prepare a Henrico shopping center site for the arrival of a controversial ...
Quad-City Times16 天
Iowa Gov. Reynolds moves forward with proposed classroom cell phone restrictions
DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds released her proposal to state lawmakers Friday to ban cell phone use in classrooms. The proposed legislation would require school districts restrict cell ...
spectrumlocalnews18 天
Hochul details proposed cell phone ban and Foundation Aid tweaks in state budget
While a cell phone ban has support from many educators, some have expressed concerns about safety in the event of an emergency, as well as district choice. Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt said he ...
Southside Sentinel19 天
Governor recognizes MHS principal for phone ban
Middlesex High School Principal Susan Fleet, left, was recognized last week by Gov. Glenn Youngkin for her and her county’s school division being one of the first to implement a strong bell-to-bell ...
The Journal News19 天
Cell phone ban in NY schools? Hochul wants it done under $252B budget plan
Eight states already have banned student cell phone use during school or ordered new guidelines on phone use, while 15 more have pending bills to impose bans or restrictions, according to KFF ...
The Farmville Herald19 天
How do you enforce cell phone policy? School board weighs steps
The district’s cell phone policy was brought up as a report from the school board’s policy committee. The group felt there wasn’t a need to follow the rules set up by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive ...
Richmond20 天
Senate Democrats move to block Youngkin appointees
A Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate panel on Tuesday removed several appointees of Gov. Glenn Youngkin from a list of gubernatorial appointees requiring General Assembly confirmation ...