Cellphones banned in NC schools? What to know about new legislation

Iris Seaton, Citizen Times

In the first week of July, Gov. Josh Stein signed 15 bills into law. One bill places North Carolina among the few states with legislation banning or restricting cellphone usage in public schools.

Stein commented on House Bill 959 in a statement on July 1, the date on which the bill was approved.

"When teachers don’t have to compete with cell phones for student attention, real learning happens," Stein said, "This bipartisan bill gives students a distraction-free learning environment so they can focus on their education, and it provides a seven-hour mental break from the unrelenting pressures of phones and social media."

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