Pennsylvania Senate passes bill encouraging school districts to ban students' phone use during day

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Maureen Kyle talks with experts on cell phone bans in schools. How the policies could benefit kids and what it means for their mental health.

Pennsylvania's Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to encourage school districts to start a pilot program that effectively bans students' use of cellphones during the school day in an effort to improve their mental health and academic performance.

The bill’s sponsor, Republican state Sen. Ryan Aument of Lancaster, said he hopes that limits on phone use will result in improvements in students’ mental health and academic performance.

 

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