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Student testimony: phones distract in class; supports middle-school ban in H.54
Summary
A Burlington student told the House Education Committee that cell phones are a major distraction and supported banning phone use during the middle-school day while allowing phones for safety and limited use in high school. The remarks were given as testimony on bill H.54.
Alexia Springer, a Burlington student and House page, told the House Education Committee on May 1 that cell phones are a significant distraction in public schools and said she supports a statewide ban for younger students while allowing limited access for safety in older students.
Springer testified in the committee’s continuing discussion of H.54, a bill that would impose restrictions on cell-phone use in public schools. "School should never be a place where it is appropriate to film videos for social media and should be a…
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