Re: 1 Hour ago - LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action

On 6/19/24 12:49, Chris wrote:

Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

On 6/19/2024 5:09 AM, Thyme Four Kneegrow Knewz wrote:

The Los Angeles school board Tuesday set in motion a plan to ban cellphones all day on campus, saying the devices distract students from learning, lead to anxiety and allow cyberbullying.
 "Very furious," is how Helen Ho, 16, a rising junior at Narbonne High in
Harbor City, described her reaction. Students need phones for emergency
situations and to maintain access to family, she said.
 At school, she said, she uses her phone for educational purposes, such as
applying to programs or accessing information from fliers that often provide only QR codes, for which "you can't use your laptop."
 For her, a phone is a source of connection and stability.

 She can do that stuff after school.  This ban has been discussed by
other schools and many may now follow.

 Already happened in France
https://news.sky.com/story/french-schools-ban-mobile-phones-as-parents-say-the-uk-should-be-next-11489948 

In New Zealand, the cellphone ban became law with start of the new school term at the end of April this year ...
     School cellphone ban: What you need to know
     -------------------------------------------
     The second school term began on 29 April - and so did the
     government's official ban on cellphones in schools. It was
     a policy National promised to deliver during the election
     if it was elected into government. Prime Minister
     Christopher Luxon celebrated the day, posting "Happy No
     Phones in School Day" to social media.
     <https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/515550/school-cellphone-ban-what-you-need-to-know> The ban here includes during playtime / breaks and lunchtime, so some kids have started using walkie-talkies instead to contact their friends in other classrooms during breaks, while most others just use email, etc. on the laptop or tablet device that schools ridiculously insist parents have to buy.