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Schools in large numbers haven't grasped mental health negative impact with social media with cell phones such as AB
272 year 2019.AS WELL blue light harm CA SCR 73 2019.
(a) There is growing evidence that unrestricted use of smartphones by pupils at elementary and secondary schools
during the schoolday interferes with the educational mission of the schools, lowers pupil performance, particularly
among low-achieving pupils, promotes cyberbullying, and contributes to an increase in teenage anxiety, depression,
and suicide.
(b) In September 2018, France adopted a nationwide smartphone ban in all primary and middle schools in order to
promote pupil achievement and healthy social development.
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AB-272 Pupils: use of smartphones.(2019-2020)
Assembly Bill No. 272
CHAPTER 42
An act to add Section 48901.7 to the Education Code, relating to pupils.
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\[ Approved by Governor July 01, 2019. Filed with Secretary of State July 01, 2019. \]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 272, Muratsuchi. Pupils: use of smartphones.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district or its designee to regulate the possession or use of
any electronic signaling device that operates through the transmission or receipt of radio waves, including, but not
limited to, paging and signaling equipment, by pupils of the school district while the pupils are on campus,
attending school-sponsored activities, or under the supervision or control of school district employees.
This bill would explicitly authorize the governing body of a school district, a county office of education, or a charter
school to adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of smartphones while the pupils are at a schoolsite
or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district,
county office of education, or charter school. The bill would, however, specify circumstances in which a pupil could
not be prohibited from possessing or using a smartphone.
DIGEST KEY
Vote: majority Appropriation: no Fiscal Committee: no Local Program: no
BILL TEXT
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) There is growing evidence that unrestricted use of smartphones by pupils at elementary and secondary schools
during the schoolday interferes with the educational mission of the schools, lowers pupil performance, particularly
among low-achieving pupils, promotes cyberbullying, and contributes to an increase in teenage anxiety,
depression, and suicide.
(b) In September 2018, France adopted a nationwide smartphone ban in all primary and middle schools in order
to promote pupil achievement and healthy social development.
(c) The London School of Economics and Political Science published a May 2015 study that found that test scores
improved significantly at schools that banned mobile phone use, and that the most significant gains in pupil
performance were made by the most disadvantaged and underachieving pupils. The study concluded that “schools
could significantly reduce the education achievement gap by prohibiting mobile phone use in schools.”
(d) Dr. Jean Twenge, who is a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, published a book in 2017
entitled “iGen,” which presents evidence of an increase in depression and suicide among American teenagers that
may be caused by increased mobile device screen time and social media use. According to Dr. Twenge, 8th grade
pupils who spend 10 or more hours per week on social media are 56 percent more likely to describe themselves
as unhappy than those who devote less time to social media. Moreover, teenagers who spend three hours per day
or more on electronic devices are 35 percent more likely to demonstrate risk factors for suicide, such as suicidal
ideation, and teenagers who spend five or more hours per day on their devices are 71 percent more likely to
demonstrate a risk factor for suicide.
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SEC. 2.
Section 48901.7 is added to the Education Code, to read:
48901.7.
(a) The governing body of a school district, a county office of education, or a charter school may adopt a policy to
limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of smartphones while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are
under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education,
or charter school.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a pupil shall not be prohibited from possessing or using a smartphone under
any of the following circumstances:
(1) In the case of an emergency, or in response to a perceived threat of danger.
(2) When a teacher or administrator of the school district, county office of education, or charter school grants
permission to a pupil to possess or use a smartphone, subject to any reasonable limitation imposed by that
teacher or administrator.
(3) When a licensed physician and surgeon determines that the possession or use of a smartphone is necessary
for the health or well-being of the pupil.
(4) When the possession or use of a smartphone is required in a pupil’s individualized education program.
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"In an effort to curb this trend, a new electronic device policy has been enacted
for the 2022-2023 school year," the release said. Students will no longer be able
to use their phones in classrooms, locker rooms, bathrooms or on the school
bus.Aug 24, 2022
Ringgold School District bans cell phone use in hopes of reducing fights,
cyberbullying
LOCAL NEWS
Ringgold School District bans cell phone
use in hopes of reducing fights,
cyberbullying
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By Erika Stanish
August 24, 2022 / 7:16 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh
NEW EAGLE, Pa. (KDKA) - A new school policy in Washington County is taking cell phones out of the classroom. Ringgold School
District has introduced a new policy prohibiting students from using cell phones while at school or on district property in hopes to
reduce fights and cyberbullying.
In a release, the district said its school police department documented 56 criminal incidents last school year where students used
their cell phones to plan fights, harass other students and vandalize school property. The district also said that communication
between students on phones included planning "vaping gatherings" in school bathrooms and other criminal mischief.
"In an effort to curb this trend, a new electronic device policy has been enacted for the 2022-2023 school year," the release said.
Students will no longer be able to use their phones in classrooms, locker
rooms, bathrooms or on the school bus.
According to the district website, "The Board prohibits use of electronic devices by students during the school day in district
buildings; on district property; on district buses and vehicles; and during the time students are under the supervision of the district."
Some parents said they agree with the new policy.
"The kids go to school to learn so they don't need that distraction," said Emmogene Walker, a grandparent to a student in a
neighboring district. "They need the book learning. The education. They need to be able to concentrate on that."
Others said they worry what could happen without cell phones in an emergency situation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/ringgold-school-district-cell-phone-use-ban/
2. There is a new policy regarding cell phone/smart phone /electronic device usage within the Ringgold School District that is being
enacted for the 2022-23 school year. Recent national statistics show that approximately 20% of cyberbullying incidents occur over
cell phones during the school day, as do the orchestration of fights. As many of you know, the Ringgold School District was not
exempt from these kinds of occurrences last year. The Ringgold Police Department documented 56 criminal incidents in the last
school year where students used cell phone communication with fellow students to plan fights, harass other students, coordinate
vaping “gatherings” in school bathrooms, vandalize property and commit other criminal mischief. In an effort to curb this trend, a
new electronic device policy has been enacted for the 2022-2023 school year
https://www.ringgold.org/cms/lib/PA01916235/Centricity/Domain/4/22-
23%20Welcome%20Back%20Letter%20from%20Superintendent.pdf
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2. There is a new policy regarding cell phone/smart phone /electronic device usage within the
Ringgold School District that is being enacted for the 2022-23 school year.
Recent national statistics show that approximately 20% of cyberbullying incidents occur over cell phones
during the school day, as do the orchestration of fights. As many of you know, the Ringgold School
District was not exempt from these kinds of occurrences last year. The Ringgold Police Department
documented 56 criminal incidents in the last school year where students used cell phone communication
with fellow students to plan fights, harass other students, coordinate vaping “gatherings” in school
bathrooms, vandalize property and commit other criminal mischief. In an effort to curb this trend, a new
electronic device policy has been enacted for the 2022-2023 school year
How Teens and Parents Approach Screen Time
Most teens at least sometimes feel happy and peaceful when they don’t have their phone, but 44% say this makes them anxious.
Half of parents say they have looked through their teen’s phone
From our research
72%
The share of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 who say they often or
sometimes feel peaceful when they don’t have their
smartphone with them.
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/03/11/how-teens-and-parents-approach-screen-time/
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