Pennsylvania Funds Smartphone Bags for Schools to Limit Student Phone Use

A wave of states and major school districts are restricting cellphone use in classrooms.
Pennsylvania Funds Smartphone Bags for Schools to Limit Student Phone Use
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Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Pennsylvania schools will be able to use state grants to buy smartphone bags as educators and lawmakers seek to limit students’ use of mobile devices during the school day.

Under a new budget signed on July 11 by Gov. Josh Shapiro, the commonwealth will allocate more than $120 million toward an existing school safety and mental health grant, which has been expanded to provide schools with resources to deal with the cellphone usage problem.
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.