Schools have started to ban phones around the globe — but is that the solution?
Social media has been studied at length and found to be bad for kids and teens. Anecdotally, kids can be emboldened by the ...
Do Not Disturb: Mobile Phone Ban Sweeps American Schools
An enduring debate surrounds cellphones in schools, but are states right to ban them? Experts tell Newsweek the pros and cons ...
Texas schools plagued by threats as TEA considers cell phone ban; Congress looks at kids’ social media
Just weeks into the school year, Texas school districts responded to numerous violent threats, with Nexstar’s Texas stations reporting on threats to at least 20 schools.
Here's why parents should join educators to ban cellphones from classrooms
I not only echo the call to ban cellphones in schools, but I also want to encourage parents and teachers to work together to ...
Parents should restrict their children’s use of cellphones for both academic success and mental health | Opinion
Digital devices aren’t just a classroom distraction; they also negatively impact students’ mental health and academic ...
Hochul talks students’ social media, cell phones at NYSUT conference
The 600,000-member-strong union NYSUT—which stands for New York State United Teachers—held a conference on September 20 to ...
Florida parents are allowing younger children to have smartphones
The days of flip phones that only allowed you to text and call are over, and now a study done by Secure Data Recovery says the average age parents in Florida give smartphones to their kids is 9 years ...
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SVSU schools preparing to restrict student phone use
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union school boards adopted a policy last year designed to restrict the use of phones and other ...
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Gov. Kevin Stitt urges schools to find creative ways to limit cellphone use
CURB CELL PHONE USE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY ... THAT’S WHY THEY’RE STUDYING THE TOPIC FURTHER NEXT MONTH. ONE FOCUS WILL BE ...
What Teens Think About the New School Phone Bans Meant to "Prevent Distraction"
In an effort to control student cell phone usage during school hours and class time, this school year brought a wave of new ...
Should a Parent Be Held Liable for a Teen Driver Who Causes a Fatal Crash?
A fatal crash involving a teenager whose parent warned him repeatedly not to speed—may end with charges being filed against ...
What led to this deadly disaster? It started with a casual conversation in the cockpit
In the final minutes before Eastern Flight 212 crashed in Charlotte, the pilots were engaged in small talk that mostly had ...