LA County School District Bans Phone Use By Students

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports:

The Los Angeles Unified School District is moving forward with a plan to ban cellphone use during the school day, a move that has teachers and parents at odds.

The district school board on Tuesday voted in favor of banning phones and social media throughout the day on school campuses, including break periods. The policy will go into effect as early as January 2025.

Schools will be able to decide how to implement the phone ban, such as requiring that phones be placed in a locker or pouch during the day. The resolution directs staff to develop and present policies and a plan to the public before the board approves them within 120 days.

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Los Angeles County is the nation’s second-largest school district after New York City.

Yesterday California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he will seek a statewide ban on cellphone use by students during school hours.

#BREAKING LAUSD moving forward with plan to ban student cellphone use during school day https://t.co/KZb4VbukNm

— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 18, 2024