MINNEAPOLIS – The use of cell phones in schools has sparked considerable debate among educators and policymakers nationwide.
Florida and Indiana have passed laws requiring public schools to ban students from using their cell phones during class. In Oklahoma, Washington, Kansas, Vermont, Connecticut, Virginia and South Carolina, lawmakers have introduced bills to restrict phones in school this year. Georgia’s lawmakers introduced legislation that would restrict student’s use of social media while at school. In January, Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox sent a letter to school leaders across the state urging them to ban cellphones in class.
In Minnesota, lawmakers passed an education bill that includes a requirement that school districts create a phone policy. The Minnesota Elementary School Principals Association and the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals “must collaborate to make the best practices available to…
