Tampa Bay school districts work to find balance with student cell phone use

Written on 03/07/2024
Mary O'Connell, ABC Action News


It’s hard to imagine any kid nowadays without a cell phone in their hands.

“My older kids do have a cell phone,” said Christie Bruner. “My fourth grader, who thinks she’s a teenager, wishes she had a cell phone.”

Bruner has two kids in Pinellas County Schools. She recently filled out a survey in which the district asked for feedback regarding cell phone use by students in school.

“I don’t think there should be any cell phones, whether you’re in fourth grade or whether you’re in 12th grade, knowing that you’re not going to get the cell phone away from the child maybe, you don’t have to confiscate it, but it can’t be out while they’re trying to learn,” said Bruner.

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