South Carolina Board Approves Draft Rules Restricting Cellphones in K–12 Schools

Thousands of teachers reported that phones were interfering with teaching and causing disruptions, behavioral issues, cheating, and cyberbullying.
South Carolina Board Approves Draft Rules Restricting Cellphones in K–12 Schools
Social media apps on a mobile phone screen on Jan. 3, 2018. Yui Mok/PA
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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South Carolina is a step closer to requiring K–12 students across the state to turn off and put away their cellphones and other personal electronic communications devices during the school day.

The South Carolina Board of Education on Aug. 14 unanimously approved a draft for a model policy on cellphone restrictions. The two-page proposal requires students to turn off and stash their cellphones, tablets, smartwatches, gaming consoles, and other electronic devices.