“This is a game changer for our public schools, giving students the freedom to focus on learning and to interact with teachers and friends without the constant tug of their cell phones and addictive social media,” Gov. Kelly Armstrong said in a statement.
Armstrong signed House Bill 1160 Friday although the law will not go into effect until Aug. 1, according to the North Dakota Monitor.
Under the legislation, all districts must silence and store “bluetooth-enabled devices, tablets, smartwatches or other wearable devices and gaming devices … in a lockable pouch, phone locker or other inaccessible locations” during the school day, or “bell to bell,” Michael Achterling writes.
