How Strong Are States’ Student Cellphone Restrictions? New Analysis Grades Them

Arianna Prothero, Education Week

There has been a wave of new state laws restricting students’ cellphone use in school, and that trend doesn’t appear to be slowing anytime soon as more states are introducing cellphone bills this year.

So, what does the policy landscape look like today? A new analysis brings it into focus.

North Dakota and Rhode Island have among the most stringent statewide restrictions on student cellphone use in schools, while lawmakers in Montana and South Dakota have yet to even introduce a proposal for any restrictions. Many states fall somewhere in between those extremes.

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Read the full article here.