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District 87 will implement the ban in the fall, with a structure of tiered consequences for violations. District officials hope teachers and parents will help support it.
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Rules regarding cell phone use in school varies by district, and sometimes even by school, across McLean County. The Illinois Senate has passed a bill aimed at ending phone use during class instruction.
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Bloomington High School's principal says cell phones are to blame for a lot of student disciplinary and academic concerns.
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Limits already are in place in some Illinois school districts
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District 87 is not considering a district-wide cell phone ban for students during school hours, according to superintendent David Mouser. Districts across the country are currently experimenting with such bans starting this fall.
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The Unit 5 school board wants the administration to consider a ban on cell phones in district schools.
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Emergency dispatchers in central Illinois and other states say they’ve seen a significant spike in accidental 911 calls in recent weeks – and they suspect an update to the Android mobile operating system is to blame.
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The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved implementation of a new area code for people in parts of central and north central Illinois.
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The City of Bloomington and Town of Normal are working together to hire a consultant to help establish rules for deploying wireless technology all over…
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An Illinois State University professor is sounding an alarm that parents' overuse of technology could be leading to social and emotional problems in their…