Keeping students off their devices is the new norm in many schools. We talked to students and educators at one Kentucky school to see how it’s working.
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More students head back to class without one crucial thing: their phones
This back to school season, more districts than ever have cell phone bans in place. Teachers and legislators alike say the restrictions help kids focus in class.
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Rhode Island lawmakers pass legislation to ban cell phones in schools
The Rhode Island House of Representatives on Monday unanimously approved a bill that would ban student use of cell phones during school hours. The state Senate passed an identical bill in May, leaving Gov. Dan McKee’s signature as the final hurdle for the policy. Under the legislation, Rhode Island school districts would have to craft […]
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AT&T says hackers stole 2022 call and text data from ‘nearly all’ cell customers
AT&T believes the data, which was stolen in April, is no longer publicly available. Affected current and former customers will be notified by the company but can also check their status online.
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AT&T says cell service is back after a widespread outage and some disrupted 911 calls
Reports of outages spiked around 3:30 a.m. ET Thursday, affecting more than 71,000 customers within a few hours. The FBI says it has been in contact with AT&T about the disruptions.
