Des Moines School Board to review proposed cellphone ban. Here's what's in it:
Des Moines School Board members requested earlier this month that Superintendent Ian Roberts present a draft cellphone policy at the Nov. 26 meeting.
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Des Moines Public Schools leaders and board members continue cellphone policy discussions
Des Moines Public Schools district leaders are continuing discussions about a possible cellphone policy. School board members and the superintendent looked at potential guidelines to roll-out a future change at a school board meeting on Tuesday night.
Governor discusses school phone ban, naming new lieutenant governor
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds talked more about her proposal to ban cellphones in classrooms Tuesday following the annual turkey pardon ceremony at Terrace Hill.. The governor says she wants to add to what some districts are already doing.
Governor plans to propose statewide policy restricting cellphones in schools
Gov. Kim Reynolds plans to propose banning cellphones in Iowa K-12 schools as a top priority heading into the upcoming 2025 legislative session. The governor first announced her intent to bring up the issue in the January 2025 Condition of the State address last week during an interview with the Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau.
Lancaster County Schools prohibit student cellphone use entirely
Lancaster County Schools rolled out its newest policy on Tuesday, entirely prohibiting students from using cellphones during the school day. At the start of the year, the district allowed students to have cellphones,
Gov. Reynolds proposes cellphone ban in Iowa classrooms
Gov. Reynolds proposes cellphone ban in Iowa classrooms
Lancaster School District implements student cell-phone ban policy
Less than halfway through the school year, the Lancaster County School District has announced a no-cell phone policy “Technology has undoubtedly changed the landscape of parenting and education. It has created many opportunities,
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