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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The main beneficiaries of this will be bad or abusive teachers. How many videos have you seen of a teacher going on a racist rant or something? Now the kids will have no proof, and no way to shed light on the issue by posting it to social media.
Cell phones are essential kit these days that everyone carries and relies on. They should be integrated into the classroom. We're supposed to be teaching these kids how to survive in this society, right?
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That's bullshit. If your system allows abusive teachers then the system is messed up. Also you're telling me that beside school shootings, no healthcare they also have to look out after abusive teachers?
Great country my ass
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I mean, they exist yeah. I've seen plenty of videos of a teacher going off the deep end, who were fired after the video went viral. Take away phones and we're back to my childhood where nobody believed the students because they couldn't provide proof.
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What should've I expect from a country that votes for a mentally ill criminal. Guess History is bound to repeat again and again.
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