Board Workshop:
Cell Phone Policy
October 16, 2024
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Piedmont Unified School District
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Agenda
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Strategic Priorities
Creating an Environment to Thrive
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& how cell phone use contributes to well-being
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Students, Staff, & Parents
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Parents
1 = Strongly Disagree 5 = Strongly Agree
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Parents
1 = Strongly Disagree 5 = Strongly Agree
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Parents
1 = Harmful 5 = Helpful
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Parents
1 = Extremely Dissatisfied 5 = Extremely Satisfied
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Parents
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Staff
1 = Strongly Disagree 5 = Strongly Agree
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Staff
1 = Strongly Disagree 5 = Strongly Agree
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Staff
1 = Harmful 5 = Helpful
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Staff
1 = Extremely Dissatisfied 5 = Extremely Satisfied
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Staff
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Students
1 = Strongly Disagree 5 = Strongly Agree
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Students
1 = Strongly Disagree 5 = Strongly Agree
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Students
1 = Harmful 5 = Helpful
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Students
1 = Extremely Dissatisfied 5 = Extremely Satisfied
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Students
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Students
1 = Never 5 = Often
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Students
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Cell Phone Use Survey: Students
Asking the right questions…
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Creating an Environment to Thrive
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Creating an Environment to Thrive: California Healthy Kids Survey Results 2023-24
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Creating an Environment to Thrive:
Panorama Social-Emotional Learning/Wellness Results
2023 Results 2024 Results
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Summer Reading…
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Summer Reading…
In The News
Education Week: Which States Ban or Restrict Cellphones in Schools?
Education Week: School Cellphone Bans Gain Steam as Los Angeles Unified Signs On
NY Times: Why Schools Are Racing to Ban Student Phones
Axios: Schools ban phones, but do the policies work?
LA Times: LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action
NPR: Is a statewide ban on cell phones in schools realistic?
Chalkbeat: NYC planning a school cellphone ban for February, principals say
The Daily Journal: San Mateo County school districts asked to consider cellphone bans
Piedmont Exedra: More California schools are banning smartphones, but kids keep bringing them
TPH Editorial: Editorial on Phone Ban: Megan Foster
https://tphnews.com/21085/opinions/editorials/editorial-on-phone-ban/
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Resources to Consider
Webinar with Jonathan Haidt: 9/24 at 3PM. https://home.edweb.net/webinar/mentalhealth20240924/
Huberman Lab Video with Dr. Mark Brackett: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/dr-marc-brackett-how-to-increase-your-emotional-intelligence
The Daily (podcast) with Natasha Singer, NY Times: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7K9IT9f88YZhRuuhMwPLS5?si=JF-6qVPzSQystksBYTxD2g
The Relationship between Cellphone Usage on the Physical and Mental Wellbeing of University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. 7/2022: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_XBFxwaio0aKTXeVTjHqZbq-zk8efFf_/view?usp=sharing
New California Law: Assembly Bill 3216, renamed the Phone-Free School Act, requires that every school district, charter school and county office of education develop a policy limiting the use of smartphones by July 1, 2026.
“This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Phone-Free Schools Act.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) There is growing evidence that unrestricted use of smartphones by pupils at elementary and secondary schools during the schoolday interferes with the educational mission of the schools, lowers pupil performance, particularly among low-achieving pupils, promotes cyberbullying, and contributes to an increase in teenage anxiety, depression, and suicide.”
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AB 3216: Phone-Free School Act
New California Law: Assembly Bill 3216, renamed the Phone-Free School Act, requires that every school district, charter school and county office of education develop a policy limiting the use of smartphones by July 1, 2026.
48901.7. (a) The governing body of a school district, a county office of education, or a charter school shall, no later than July 1, 2026, develop and adopt, and shall update every five years, a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of smartphones while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school. The goal of the policy shall be to promote evidence-based use of smartphone practices to support pupil learning and well-being. The development of the policy shall involve significant stakeholder participation in order to ensure that the policies are responsive to the unique needs and desires of pupils, parents, and educators in each community. The policy may also include enforcement mechanisms that limit access to smartphones.
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Guest Expert: Dr. Allison Baker
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Board Questions & Discussion
Thank You!
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