‘Let kids be kids’: LA becomes largest US school district to ban phones in class
by Kari Paul from Technology | The Guardian on (#6NM51)
Measure passes 5-2 as Gavin Newsom calls for statewide ban on cellphones for students during the school day
The Los Angeles unified school district board passed a resolution on Tuesday banning cellphones from district classrooms. As the second-largest school district in the US, the vote makes it the largest school district in the US to approve such a ban.
As more educators across the US explore similar policies, California governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday called for a statewide ban on phones in class.
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