Tag: Cellphone Ban
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Denver students face ‘bell-to-bell’ ban on cellphones
Starting next school year, Denver students will not be able to use their cellphones during school hours. The Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education unanimously passed a “bell-to-bell” ban Monday after a third reading. “Policies like this succeed not because of enforcement alone, but because people trust the adults implementing them,” Director DJ Torres…
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Board: Cellphones banned at Boulder high schools starting next year
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An almost unanimous Boulder Valley School District Board decision will prohibit students from having cellphones at high schools starting in January. The policy, which got some backlash at Tuesday’s meeting, states that personal technology devices, or PTDs, can be “useful tools … under certain conditions,” but are also “associated with poorer mental heath outcomes” and…
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While new Colorado law bans holding cellphones while driving, hands-free use allowed
An $85 fine and 2 points off license awaits first-time violators.