Bill in WA Senate would restrict student cell phone use during class time

A bill in Olympia aims to restrict cell phone use during class time in Washington schools. “Student device use and student device access is harming their learning and harming the development of our young people,” Liias said Thursday. Study shows students spend 25% of school day on phonesDr. Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrician at Seattle Children’s Hospital, conducted studies that show students spend about 25% of their school days on their phones. “They were spending their time not on educational sites, but on social media sites and watching YouTube videos,” he said. “In other words, being distracted from learning.”Opponents cite safety, accountability concernsHigh school senior Julie Che testified against the bill.