Banning cellphones in schools gains popularity in red and blue states
Banning cellphones in schools gains popularity in red and blue states
Efforts to ban students' cellphones at school is gaining rare bipartisan consensus in Republican and Democrat-led states.
Summary
Cellphone bans in schools are gaining bipartisan momentum, with at least eight states, including California, Florida, and Virginia, enacting restrictions to combat classroom distractions and protect children’s mental health.
Governors from both parties, such as Arkansas' Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California's Gavin Newsom, support these measures, citing benefits of phone-free school days.
While some parents oppose bans, citing emergencies and transportation needs, proponents argue phones disrupt learning and may pose risks during crises.
States differ on implementation, from outright bans to district-level policies or funding for phone storage solutions.
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In general I think cell phones in school are a bad plan.
In America when violent terrorists are going to be emboldened by Trump? And after Uvalde? I'd tell my kid fuck the rules, you keep your cell phone on you at all times.
Is your kid going to stop the person shooting up the school with their phone? What's the goal here?
I'm not expert on these things, but I hear phones can be a line to the outside world in a crisis. Anyone know if that's true? Can you use a phone to call people or anything like that?
You don't think there would be people, teachers and staff with cell phones?
I think the more people with ways to get lines of communication out during a crisis involving someone murdering children the better. I'm not sure why you don't.
I'm not sure why you think children should hold that responsibility.
It's not a responsibility, it's a precaution. Note I didn't say that I would tell my child what they absolutely had to do. I can't speak for your kids, but mine wouldn't need to feel a responsibility because they know the difference between right and wrong and they don't want people to get hurt, so if they were the first person to see a gunman enter a school, they would want to be the first person to call 911.
I don't know what happened with you, but most people don't suddenly become a self-aware people who care about others the day they turn 18.
I would also like her to be able to say goodbye and she loves us if she wants that tiny bit of comfort during the last moments of her life.
For them to dial 911 for help, you psychopath.
Why can't the adults do it?