Protecting Our Children Online Starts With Phone-Free Schools
A ninth grader places his cellphone into a phone holder as he enters class at Delta High School, in Delta, Utah, on Feb. 23, 2024. Rick Bowmer/AP Photo
On Easter Sunday in 2012, my family lost our joyful, kind-hearted daughter Grace to suicide—at the dawn of smartphone and social media availability. At the time, few understood the invasive and pervasive nature of cyberbullying. But today, we know better.
Christine McComas
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Christine McComas is an advocate for social media reform at the state and federal level. She is the mother of Grace McComas, for whom Maryland’s Grace’s Law (2013 and Grace’s Law 2.0, 2019) against cyberbullying is named.
