Finally, some common sense is coming back to our schools. New York and Texas are leading the charge with new laws that ban cell phones during the entire school day. These states are putting education first and telling Big Tech to take a hike.
The new rules are simple and fair. Students can bring their phones to school but must keep them turned off and stored away from bell to bell. Kids can still use their devices on the way to and from school, but during class time, it’s time to actually learn something.
Mayor Eric Adams in New York and Governor Greg Abbott in Texas deserve credit for standing up to the phone addiction that’s destroying our children’s minds. These leaders are putting kids before corporate profits and saying enough is enough to the digital madness in our classrooms.
Teachers have been begging for this for years while liberal school boards ignored the problem. Now educators can finally do their jobs without competing against TikTok and Instagram for students’ attention. Our hardworking teachers deserve better than babysitting phone-obsessed kids all day.
The numbers don’t lie about what these devices do to young minds. Students can’t concentrate, their grades suffer, and their mental health crashes when they’re glued to screens all day. Smart parents already know this, but now the government is finally catching up.
Both states are putting real money behind these policies instead of just making empty promises. New York allocated 25 million dollars and Texas is providing grants to help schools buy storage solutions. This shows they’re serious about making it work.
Of course, the left will cry about this being too strict or unfair to students. But real parents know that discipline and structure help kids succeed, not endless screen time and social media drama. Sometimes adults need to be the adults in the room.
This is exactly the kind of bold action we need more of in America. While Washington wastes time on political games, states like New York and Texas are solving real problems that affect real families. Let’s hope other states follow their lead before we lose another generation to digital addiction.
