Could Cell Phones Be Banned In Massachusetts Schools?

By WBZ-News Staff, CBS Boston

May 24, 2023

BOSTON - The Massachusetts Board of Education is now considering whether to ban or restrict the use of electronic devices - like cell phones -- in school.

There are already schools in the state that are limiting when students can use phones at school and others that have banned phone use altogether.

A new Surgeon General's report outlines the "profound risk" of social media to kids and their mental health and Education Commissioner Jeff Riley wants the board to consider the issue on a state level. On Tuesday, he invited students and school leaders who abide by local restrictions to speak to the board.

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