Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Chris Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: 1 Hour ago - LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:49:08 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: <20240619.110920.08c5330c@remailer.frell.eu.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:49:08 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="ebad48aba315481efe042ba007cb0d6f"; logging-data="2179614"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX186eJxIVEpj2M6DzMhHXa5dfTJrIetVZms=" User-Agent: NewsTap/5.5 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Cancel-Lock: sha1:Y4LC4RRL7+Uwt9q8jy2lEMEsLwg= sha1:FEkjslv5psOu6AtFhpuNCiilzFY= Bytes: 2150 Ed P wrote: > On 6/19/2024 5:09 AM, Thyme Four Kneegrow Knewz wrote: >> The Los Angeles school board Tuesday set in motion a plan to ban cellphones >> all day on campus, saying the devices distract students from learning, lead >> to anxiety and allow cyberbullying. >> > >> “Very furious,” is how Helen Ho, 16, a rising junior at Narbonne High in >> Harbor City, described her reaction. Students need phones for emergency >> situations and to maintain access to family, she said. >> >> >> At school, she said, she uses her phone for educational purposes, such as >> applying to programs or accessing information from fliers that often provide >> only QR codes, for which “you can’t use your laptop.” >> >> For her, a phone is a source of connection and stability. >> > > She can do that stuff after school. This ban has been discussed by > other schools and many may now follow. Already happened in France https://news.sky.com/story/french-schools-ban-mobile-phones-as-parents-say-the-uk-should-be-next-11489948