South Carolina Board of Education Passes Statewide Cellphone Ban for Public Schools

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina school districts must ban students from using their cellphones during the entire school day, but exactly how they go about it is up to district officials, according to a policy the state Board of Education passed Tuesday.

At the very least, districts must require students to keep their phones and connected devices, such as smartwatches, turned off and in their backpacks or lockers from the time the first bell rings in the morning until the dismissal bell in the afternoon, according to the state policy.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/south-carolina-board-of-education-passes-statewide-cellphone-ban-for-public-schools/ar-AA1q7C9U

School is no place for cellphones, and some states are cracking down
Jennifer JollySpecial to USA TODAY

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2024/08/27/do-smartphone-bans-in-schools-work/74968974007/#:~:text=Ohio,%20Indiana,%20Oklahoma%20and%20Florida%20have%20some%20degree,schools%20to%20restrict,%20cellphones%20from%20“bell%20to%20bell.”

 

h/t Emeraldlight

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