California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation requiring schools to limit or prohibit students from using their cellphones during the school day.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed legislation requiring schools to limit or prohibit students from using their cellphones on campus during the school day. Assembly Bill 3216, which received bipartisan support from lawmakers in the latest legislative session, was signed into law on Monday after the governor previously expressed support for restricting school cellphone use.
isn't only about classroom instruction, it's about protecting the mental health and social and emotional well-being of California’s kids,' she continued. The law has received mixed reactions from some education groups in the state, as the California Teachers Association and State Superintendent Tony Thurmond support the measure while the California School Boards Association opposes it.
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