US Edition‘Bell to Bell’ Cell Phone Ban Proposed for Georgia High Schools
More than 30 states and D.C. have enacted laws restricting student phone use to improve focus and mental well-being, yet 73% of teens oppose the strictest bans, surveys show.
- And data released Monday by University of Southern California researchers found 78% of teens said their schools have policies limiting or banning phones this year, with policies spanning `bell-to-bell` bans and restrictions in hallways and lunch.
- Policymakers and educators argue that state legislatures cite distraction as a reason to support phone bans, citing improved focus and school environment reports.
- USC's survey found 68% of teens prefer rules requiring phones be put away during class, while 8% support `bell-to-bell` bans.
- With enforcement ramping up, USC researcher Anna Saavedra reports students use phones less—about 4 hours versus 6—at schools with `bell-to-bell` bans, highlighting increased compliance.
- In Oklahoma, the ban is limited to this school year but lawmakers introduced S.B. 1719 to extend it, and Rebekah Munro, 17, said the 2025 ban changed her habits.
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Georgia lawmakers telegraph priorities for student cellphone bans, tax cuts and education
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‘Bell to bell’ cell phone ban proposed for Georgia high schools
Georgia’s teenagers could soon be doing significantly less scrolling, swiping and tapping on weekdays.
Teachers, parents divided over proposed school cellphone ban | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Cellphones and all other telecommunication devices would be banned in Hawaii’s public schools under a House bill that attempts to resolve a divisive issue, even among Hawaii’s public school teachers.
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