Washington DC members and councils are seeking a complete ban on mobile phones at public schools in the district to restrict their caution in the classroom.
A bill that banned devices will be introduced on Monday at the DC Council, and will be enforced in the next grade. Six councilors have already signed this bill. This prohibits all mobile phones, tablets, smartwatches, and game devices in all DC public schools and charter schools.
To pass, you need more support from two councilors.
According to the data, one -third of the students in the district can be read at the grade level, but less than one -quarter is proficient in mathematics. The standardized test score has had a slight bump since last year, but the score is still far behind the Pandemic level.
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The members of the Washington DC and the Council are seeking a mobile phone ban at public schools in the district. (AP Photo/Kiichiro STO, File)
“The family is allowed to do what they want to do at night, weekends, and their own time, but working with our family, parents and our school is the government's responsibility. I will raise children, “said DC councilor Brook, who wrote the bill, told Fox 5 DC.
“Most of it is to learn, concentrate at school, and confirm that they are involved in each other when they are in the school building. You are glued to your mobile phone. I can't do that, “she continued.
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More than one -third of the students in the district can be read at the grade level, but less than one -quarter is proficient in mathematics. (ISTOCK)
According to Focus, some of the details of the proposal are still resolved, such as storing student calls during the day and who will enforce the policy.
School staff may be flexible to establish a mobile phone storage method, such as a safe storage room or a locked magnetic pouch. He said that the focus did not want the burden to fall into a teacher.
This proposal also aims to force students to increase more socialization between classes, instead of scrolling on a mobile phone. He told Axios, “as an important part of a young age of human development.”
This bill prohibits all mobile phones, tablets, smartwatches, and game devices at all DC public schools and charter schools. (ISTOCK)
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Local governments and school districts nationwide have established mobile phones restrictions during schools.
On the other hand, parents are divided into this problem. Some people want to be able to reach their children during the day of school, while others believe that ban will be useful for their classmates and help interacting.
