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California Governor Gavin Newsom A statement was issued Support efforts to limit smartphone use in schools across the state. The New York Times The governor reportedly took his stance just hours before the Los Angeles Unified School District board voted to ban cell phones in schools. Governor Newsom said he would work with lawmakers this summer to “limit smartphone use in the classroom” because children and teens “should be focused on their schoolwork, not on screens.”
The Governor also referred to an op-ed released by the U.S. Surgeon General, with which he agreed. TimesIn it, he said that social media platforms should be required to display warning labels from his office because of the potential for serious harm to young people’s mental health. In his article, Vivek Murthy explained that “the labels, which would require Congressional action, would serve as regular reminders to parents and young people that social media has not been proven safe.”
Newsom said the rules he will create will be based on a directive he signed in 2019 that gives school districts the authority (but not the requirement) to implement cellphone bans. If California passes a law banning cellphone use during school hours, it will join Florida and Indiana in having similar laws. Florida schools are required to prohibit students from using cellphones during class, and some school districts are asking students to ban cellphone use until they return home. Other states are poised to follow suit. New York City designated social media a public health hazard earlier this year, and Gov. Kathy Hockle passed a law allowing schools to ban cellphone use. I said before She said she plans to push for restrictions on cellphones in New York state schools next year.
LA’s board members ultimately passed the proposal to ban cell phones, but two members voted against it. One said: Times He voted against it because teachers already have a hard time enforcing existing restrictions in schools, and perhaps more importantly, he said parents need to be able to contact their children in the event of an emergency like a school shooting, echoing the concerns of parents who have opposed cell phone bans in the past.