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(The Center Square) – More than half of the school districts in Ohio have implemented cell phone policies, a year ahead of a deadline set by a new state law. Gov. Mike DeWine signed a law in May ...
The laws regulating driving (or "distracted driving") may be subject to primary enforcement or secondary enforcement by state, county or local authorities. [1]All state-level cell phone use laws in the United States are of the "primary enforcement" type — meaning an officer may cite a driver for using a hand-held cell phone without any other traffic offense having taken place — except in ...
Florida moved first in the summer of 2023 by passing a law requiring all schools to prohibit cellphone use during school days, prohibiting social media use on schools' internet, and requiring that ...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill Wednesday at Karrer Middle School in Dublin that will require K-12 districts to implement cell phone policies that reduce student use during the school day.
In 2023, Florida passed House Bill 379 (H.B. 379), which bans cell phone use by students during instructional time. The law also mandates that teachers designate a specific area for students to place their phones during class.
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The law does allow exceptions including if a teacher allows a cell phone for educational purposes, healthcare needs, emergency use, or if a student’s IEP includes the use of a phone.
United States – Laws regarding cell phone use while driving are set state by state. While no state bans the use of all cell phones for all adult drivers of non-commercial vehicles at all times, many states ban all cell phone use by young drivers and/or commercial drivers. Many states have a combination of bans of texting and hand-held cell ...