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Bill to Require Public Schools To Ban, Limit Smartphones During School Day Passes Assembly

August 30, 2024 2:45 amAugust 30, 2024 2:46 am

A bill that would require all California public schools to come up with policies to either ban or limit smartphone usage during the school day passed the Assembly in a unanimous 77-0 vote earlier this week, bringing the bill to...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Pushes for Cell Phone Restrictions In Schools

August 13, 2024 12:21 pmAugust 13, 2024 12:21 pm

In a letter to Californian school districts on Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom called for a new restriction on cell phones in classes, citing the mental health, scholastic, and social risks of cell phone use in classrooms. In recent years,...

Pouches, Lockers, And Trusting Students: The Options For Enforcing The LAUSD Cell Phone Ban

June 21, 2024 6:02 pmJune 21, 2024 6:02 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) now has a cell phone ban in place for next year. Other school districts and even the state jumped onboard with a similar ban, after the recent U.S. Surgeon General announcement on cell...

LAUSD Votes For District-Wide Student Cell Phone Ban During School Hours

June 19, 2024 2:45 amJune 19, 2024 2:46 am

As the Los Angeles Unified School District prepped for vote on Monday to ban cell phones during school hours, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for a tobacco-style warning label to be put on all social media platforms, as they...

LAUSD Vote Tuesday for District-Wide Student Cell Phone Ban

June 17, 2024 5:05 pmJune 17, 2024 5:09 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District is to vote on a district-wide school hours cell phone ban on Tuesday, with the policy coming into effect by January 2025 if successful. For years, cell phones in schools have been a growing...

HUGE Legal Victory: Health Freedom Defense Fund Wins Appeal Against LAUSD

June 9, 2024 10:55 amJune 10, 2024 4:35 pm

In an epic legal win, Health Freedom Defense Fund (HFDF), California Educators for Medical Freedom, and individual plaintiffs have won their appeal in the Ninth Circuit on LAUSD’s Employee Covid Vaccination Mandate. The issues centered on how LAUSD and others...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Remove Regulatory Barriers For School Shade Structure Construction

October 11, 2023 12:35 pmOctober 11, 2023 12:35 pm

A bill to remove regulatory barriers for the construction of shade structures at K-12 schools and community colleges was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. Senate Bill 515, authored by Senator Henry Stern (D-Malibu), will specifically limit...