Shapiro signs bell-to-bell cellphone ban for Pa. schools

This story was originally published the Pennsylvania Capital-Star.  More than 1.7 million K-12 students in public and private schools in Pennsylvania will soon all learn under a new, statewide law: a bell-to-bell cellphone ban restricting device use during the school day. On Monday, Gov. Josh Shapiro ceremoniously signed Senate Bill 1014, which passed the House and Senate last week, at Lenape Middle School — part of the Central Bucks School District, which has its own cellphone ban already in place. “What we’re doing is taking the example you set, and the model that you set, and now making sure that all schools across Pennsylvania follow that model,” Shapiro told assembled students. “I think students need to spend less time focused on their phones and a whole lot more time focused on learning and developing those social skills with their neighbors; on talking to their friends face-to-face; and on developing the critical life skills they’re going to need to interact with others.” Sanjan