Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill to make California schools phone-free. Here’s when it takes effect
California school districts will be required to limit or prohibit the use of smartphones in public schools following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature of a new bill into law Monday. AB 3216, authored by ...
Interim study focuses on cell phones in schools: 'There is a cry for us to do something'
Rep. Chad Caldwell led an interim study Monday to highlight his concerns about cell phones in schools and bring together ...
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'Hold firm, Norma Foley - your phone pouch plan has much support on the ground'
Teachers spend too much time and energy policing phone bans, the pouch idea is worth €9million if it's a practical solution ...
Beware of fraudsters posing as government officials trying to steal your cash
CISA warns of scammers impersonating its officials. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson urges people to be alert and verify ...
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Governor: Limiting student access to cellphones fits school security plans
In July the governor issued the executive order for school divisions to develop plans limiting students access to phones to be in ... people support a cellphone free education and that’s what ...
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Evacuation from Lebanon: Govt Exposes Phone Numbers Scammers Are Using to Exploit Kenyan Workers
The Kenyan government has warned citizens in Lebanon against scammers charging unlawful fees for evacuation, confirming that ...
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Government to spend €9m on pouches to lock away phones in schools
Minister Foley has previously said she was considering a ban on mobiles in schools to “keep childhood smartphone-free ... that the Government should squander millions on phone pouches ...
‘Grotesque & inexcusable’ €9m mobile phone ban schools ‘weren’t crying out for’ defended amid growing scrap plan calls
THE Government’s plan to spend €9 million on locked phone pouches for secondary schools has been branded “grotesque, inexcusable” and a “pet project” by opposition parties. The Keeping Childhood ...
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Mobile phone pouches: private schools can also apply as Taoiseach accuses SF of hypocrisy on €9m scheme
Taoiseach Simon Harris has accused Sinn Féin of hypocrisy in objecting to €9m in funding being allocated to schools to buy ...
Sinn Féin ‘border hopping’ on criticism of mobile phone pouches spend, says Norma Foley
Smartphone usage a ‘serious health and welfare issue’ for thousands of students, according to Minister for Education ...
Education minister Norma Foley pledges extra cash for schools to ban phone use with electronic pouches in Budget 2025
EVERY secondary school will be given cash to buy electronic pouches to lock away students’ phones, The Irish Sun can reveal.
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Interim study focuses on cell phones in schools: 'There is a cry for us to do something'
While lawmakers are focused on possible government solutions, Gov. Kevin Stitt has taken a different approach by encouraging schools to find solutions with his phone-free school challenge.