AG Campbell Launches $500,000 Phone-Free School Support Grant

Office of the Attorney General, Mass.gov

BOSTON — As part of ongoing efforts to address the youth mental health crisis and support schools across the Commonwealth, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today launched a $500,000 Phone-Free Schools Support Grant to help public schools, charter schools, and educational collaboratives create distraction-free learning environments. The grant will provide schools with the resources necessary to create phone-free learning environments, improving student focus, strengthening peer relationships, and supporting healthier school communities. AG Campbell made the announcement today following a tour of Ipswich High School, which successfully implement a bell-to-bell no cell phone policy.

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