Washington, D.C., has joined what is perhaps the most bipartisan public-school movement of our time – banning cellphones from classrooms.
Starting Aug. 25, it will implement a bell-to-bell ban for middle and high school students, according to Hubbard Broadcasting’s WTOP News.
“The most important reason is we’ve seen positive impact,” D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee said of a pilot program banning cellphones from middle schools.
“While it was a challenge at first, (students in the program) feel better connected to their peers, less distracted during the school day and have been able to form positive relationships.”
Since Florida began regulating such devices in 2023, more than half of all U.S. states followed suit in just two years, the Associated Press reported in May.
