DeWine signs bill requiring Ohio schools to enact cellphone policies
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 250 on Wednesday, requiring schools across the state to enact policies limiting cellphone use by students during school
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 250 on Wednesday, requiring schools across the state to enact policies limiting cellphone use by students during school
The law has the support of Ohio's largest teachers union, whose members expressed frustration with cellphones distracting students from learning.
“Eliminating smartphones in schools leads to improved academic performance, reduces bullying and lessens disciplinary issues,” said Lt. Gov. Jon Husted.
Many months of hard work, planning, and collaboration among various partners have been rewarded this spring as the DeWine Administration announced the results of the long-anticipated...
The bill would require all public schools in the state to create a cellphone-use policy for school hours.