Pennsylvania Funds Smartphone Bags for Schools to Limit Student Phone Use

A wave of states and major school districts are restricting cellphone use in classrooms.
Pennsylvania Funds Smartphone Bags for Schools to Limit Student Phone Use
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Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
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Pennsylvania schools will be able to use state grants to buy smartphone bags as educators and lawmakers seek to limit students’ use of mobile devices during the school day.

Under a new budget signed on July 11 by Gov. Josh Shapiro, the commonwealth will allocate more than $120 million toward an existing school safety and mental health grant, which has been expanded to provide schools with resources to deal with the cellphone usage problem.