Tag: Cellphone Ban
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Colorado districts prepare for school year amid mental health cuts — will fewer cellphone distractions help?
The signs of a new school year are everywhere — buses in the shop, teachers unpacking boxes, families ticking through supply lists — but behind the familiar rituals, Colorado districts are preparing for a year defined less by routine than by strain. Mental-health dollars that once paid for therapists, psychologists and individualized support have largely…
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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
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.