The Los Angeles Unified School District could soon join a growing number of districts across the country that have banned cellphone usage on campuses during school hours.The issue is up for discussion at Tuesday's board meeting after being propositioned by board member Nick Melvoin, hopeful that the ban would prevent the potentially negative impact that phones have on the mental health and well-being of students.
It needs a fourth vote to pass. It references similar policies that have already gone into place in places like Florida, where public schools began blocking student phone use during instructional time and even prohibiting access to social media while using district WiFi in 2023. Since then, districts in Oklahoma, Kansas, Vermont, Ohio, Louisiana and Pennsylvania have adopted similar legislation, the resolution text states.
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