On the same day that California's largest school district voted to ban smartphone usage during school hours, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he wants to apply the same restrictions in schools across the state.
SACRAMENTO — On the same day that California 's largest school district voted to ban smartphone usage during school hours, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he wants to apply the same restrictions in schools across the state.Newsom cited the mental health risks of social media on children in his announcement Tuesday, which was first reported by Politico.The announcement comes a day after U.S.
is the largest district in the nation that has voted to enforce such a ban.'The phone-free school policy says from the moment students walk into class to the end of the day, they shouldn't have their phones,' board member Nick Melvoin told CBS Los Angeles. 'Let's have kids interact with one another, free from the distractions that we know are harming mental health, their academics.'As CBS LA reports, the vote doesn't automatically mean the ban will be implemented as staff is still consulting with stakeholders and experts before specifics are set in stone. That
policy would go into effect next year.State Sen. Henry Stern, a Democrat representing part of the Los Angeles area, introduced a bill this year to expand school districts' authority to limit students' social media usage at schools. Stern said he'd be willing to pull his bill, which already passed the Senate, if lawmakers and Newsom can come up with a better solution. Stern said he texted Newsom to thank him after the governor's announcement.
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