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Pennsylvania Considers Banning Cellphones in K-12 Schools

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Pennsylvania Considers Banning Cellphones in K-12 Schools
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Pennsylvania is considering a bill to ban cellphones in K-12 schools statewide from 2027-2028, aiming to reduce distractions and address concerns about social and cognitive impacts of device use, with support from some educators and researchers but opposition from school boards and parents worried about safety and local control.

Topics:nationeducation#cellphone-ban#digital-technology#education#pennsylvania-schools#student-distraction#student-well-being
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  1. Inside the legislative effort to expel cellphones from Pennsylvania’s K-12 schools  WHYY
  2. Pa. lawmakers mull details on school cell phone ban: All day or just from classrooms?  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  3. Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee votes to advance bill making schools phone free  CBS News
  4. NEWS VOICES: School cell phone bill advances in Pa. Senate  WVIA Public Media
  5. Pennsylvania Could Join 35 US States that Have Banned Cellphones in Schools  Colombia One

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