Newsom To Seek Restricting Phone Use By Students

June 18, 2024 Democrats, Education

Politico reports:

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday vowed to severely restrict the use of smartphones during the school day, a dramatic move by the nation’s largest state amid dire warnings from the Biden administration that social media harms children.

Newsom’s decision, reported first by POLITICO, comes a day after Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned the threat social media poses to kids is so acute that Congress should compel apps to include warning labels similar to cigarettes and alcohol.

Newsom, a top campaign surrogate for President Joe Biden’s reelection effort, said he would work with his Democratic-dominated Legislature to pass the restrictions during the current session that ends in August.

Read the full article. As noted below, today leaders of the Los Angeles Unified School District will consider imposing such a ban.



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