Orange County Public Schools Ban CellPhone Use During Instruction Time
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Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) of Florida pass new cellphone policy such that cell phones (earbuds and watches as well) cannot be used during instruction time, unless explicitly requested by a teacher for educational purpose. Some parents with children with disability are concerned, in the video published on August 1, 2023, by WESH 2 News, as “Orange County Schools pass new cellphone policy“, below:
Orange County Public Schools won’t be allowing students to use their phones starting this year between the opening bell and dismissal. Teachers can choose to allow phones for educational purposes. Students can still have phones with them, but the devices need to be silenced and put away somewhere like a backpack or a purse, in the video published on Aug 1, 2023, by FOX 35 Orlando, as “OCPS approves student cellphone use ban“, below:
The Orange County School Board approved a revised student code of conduct on Tuesday for the 2023-2024 academic year. One portion of the code is the cellphone policy, which says that student’s aren’t allowed to use cellphones during the school day, in the video published on Aug 1, 2023, by WKMG News 6 ClickOrlando, as “Orange County schools adopt new cellphone rules“, below:
Ahead of school starting next week in Orange County, school board members will come together Tuesday evening to discuss the code of conduct, including the final wording of things like the cellphone policy, in the video published on July 31, 2023, by WKMG News 6 ClickOrlando, as “Orange County schools to consider whether students may keep cellphones in pockets“, below:
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