New Jersey students could soon face a ‘bell-to-bell’ cell phone ban in schools
A report issued by a New Jersey panel that was created to study how social media affects teenagers is recommending a “bell-to-bell” ban on cell phones in schools.
The New Jersey Commission on the Effects of Social Media Usage on Adolescents report calls for local school districts to have the authority to approve the bans, which would include students’ time spent on school buses, during school-sanctioned events, lunch breaks and between classes.
The commission included students, parents, education officials and mental health and policy experts.
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