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Lawmakers, teachers and parents debate bell‑to‑bell cell‑phone ban in schools
Summary
At the update, callers and legislators discussed 'bell‑to‑bell' cell‑phone bans and proposed social‑media limits for minors. Legislators said prior policies require school boards to adopt phone rules; funding and implementation (Fort Wayne cited at ~$1,000,000) are central concerns but a ban has plausible chances in the session.
Teachers, parents and legislators used the update to wrestle with a growing education-policy debate: should schools ban phones during the entire school day?
A longtime substitute teacher described a “tidal wave” of phone use in classrooms and urged a complete ban. Sen. Yoder replied that previous sessions required school boards to create phone policies and…
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