California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending letters to school districts, urging them to restrict smartphone use on campuses.
39 minutes agoTechFILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the opening ceremony for Panda Ridge, the new exhibit at the San Diego Zoo, Aug. 8, 2024, in San Diego. – California and South Carolina could become the next states to limit cellphone use in schools, with state officials planning to take up the issue Tuesday.
“Every classroom should be a place of focus, learning, and growth," the Democrat said in his letter."Working together, educators, administrators, and parents can create an environment where students are fully engaged in their education, free from the distractions on the phones and pressures of social media.”, and his letter says he is working on it with the state Legislature. Tuesday's announcement is not a mandate but nudges districts to act.
“What I'm struck by is society's inability to kind of move forward and find other kinds of solutions other than perpetually going back to this 'Should we ban devices?' conversation as the primary solution to something that hasn't worked,” Garcia said. But some school board advocates say the state should not go further by passing a blanket ban on cellphone use. That decision should be left up to districts, said Troy Flint, spokesperson for the California School Boards Association.
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