South Carolina State

Greenville County, SC

Arizona State

Fox News

Some lawmakers are pushing for state-wide cellphone bans in schools, with some districts setting their own policies ahead of the upcoming school year. A pediatric psychologist offered insights.

Cellphone bans in some states' public schools take effect as experts point out pros and cons

California State

The Independent

 California and South Carolina could become the next states to limit cellphone use in schools, with state officials taking up the issue Tuesday.California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending letters to school districts, urging them to restrict students' use of smartphones on campus. South Carolina's State Board of Education took up guidelines to tell local districts to ban cellphone use during class time, but postponed a final vote until next month to take more time to craft the proposal.The efforts mark a broader push by officials in Utah, Florida, Louisiana and elsewhere to try to limit cellphone use in schools...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom nudges school districts to restrict student cellphone use

The 74

At lunch last school year, sixth graders at Bayside Middle School in Virginia Beach could be heard shouting “Uno” and tapping out sound patterns on a Simon game console.  Getting students hooked on classic games is one way Principal Sham Bevel has tried to soothe their separation anxiety after the district banned cellphones two years […]

So Your School Wants to Ban Cellphones. Now What?

Massachusetts State

NBC News

As more schools ban cell phone use during the school day, administrators say it's about increasing student performance. But the practice is controversial. NBC News' Rehema Ellis reports on how school officials and parents are reacting in Massachusetts.

More schools ban cell phones during classes

Washington State

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Timothy A Gruver

The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction announced on Wednesday it has provided local school district leaders additional pointers on how to limit cell phone use during classtime.

Limiting Cell Phones in Schools: Superintendent Reykdal's Guidance

 A California hospital is being sued for allegedly taking 361 days to alert a woman’s family that she had died, leading them to launch a statewide search for her recovery.Jessie Peterson, 31, checked herself into Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael — about 14 miles from Sacramento — on 6 April 2023 after suffering a diabetic episode. She had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 10.On 8 April 2023, she called her mother, Ginger Congi, asking her to pick her up from the hospital. About two hours later, Peterson would be dead. The next day, hospital...

A hospital told family their daughter had checked out. They found out a year later her body was in storage

Beaufort County, SC

Wide Open Country

Authorities have been looking for a missing Massachusetts man by the name of Stanley Kotowski. The last few weeks have seen him and his family vacationing in South Carolina. However, Stanley begins to experience some mental distress, not being able to sleep and becoming increasingly anxious. Then, he goes missing. Now, he's been found.

Missing Massachusetts Man Found Dead Underneath House In South Carolina After Disappearing On Vacation

Booneville, MS

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Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. According to the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department, a Booneville man has been charged with multiple counts of molestation following an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of a child.

Man Charged with Child Molestation; Woman Accused of Contributing to Delinquency

HELLO

ABC anchor David Muir shared an update from his time away from World News Tonight studios at the Democratic National Convention, see here…

David Muir shares rare personal update during time away from ABC studio as fans send praise

Mediaite

Dr. Phil McGraw stunningly asked Trump if he thinks President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were "okay" with him getting shot.
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Dr. Phil Asks Trump Stunning Question: Were Kamala Harris And Biden ‘Okay’ With You Getting Shot?

The US Sun

A SPIRIT Airlines passenger was furious after discovering the front row seat she paid extra for had been taken by someone else who was reluctant to move. The woman had booked seat 1A but was greeted by another passenger who would not get up until a flight attendant offered to look for their original seat. […]

I paid to sit at front of plane but a woman was in my seat – a polite offer from flight attendant sent her scampering

Louisiana Illuminator

WASHINGTON — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Thursday he is launching a “2024 Back to School Bus Tour” in early September that will include stops in multiple battleground states across the United States as he and other Biden administration officials highlight their work in investing in public education. While not a campaign event, the […]

U.S. education secretary to launch back-to-school bus tour that includes swing states

Maine State

Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Georgia State

Crisp County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

Quitman, MS

Clarke County, MS

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. Memory Smith, a former bookkeeper for Quitman High School, has been charged with embezzlement following an investigation by the State Auditor’s office.

Former High School Bookkeeper Charged with Embezzlement in Clarke County

Snopes

"My son is one of millions of disabled kids that will lose access to education when the Department of Education is destroyed," one user on X said.

Fact Check: Project 2025 Wants To Kill US Department of Education

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Louisiana State

 Racial differences in how schools discipline students received new attention 10 years ago, during a national reckoning with racial injustice. A decade later, change has been slow to materialize.In many schools around the country, Black students have been more likely to receive punishments that remove them from the classroom, including suspensions, expulsions and being transferred to alternative schools. A decade ago, those differences became the target of a newly energized reform movement spurred by the same reckoning that gave rise to the Black Lives Matter movement. For many advocates, students and educators, pursuing racial justice meant addressing disparate outcomes...

Why Black students are still disciplined at higher rates: Takeaways from AP's report

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry offered some advice to parents unhappy about the Ten Commandments being displayed in their child’s school - “Tell the child not to look at it.”. During a press conference on Monday, Landry dismissed any potential criticisms about the state requiring public schools to display...

Louisiana Governor advises parents upset about Ten Commandments display in schools to ‘tell the child not to look’

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SC wants to ban cellphones in schools. Here’s what to know.

The South Carolina Department of Education is making strides to ban cellphone use in schools across the state. The process began in April when the South...

SC wants to ban cellphones in schools. Here’s what to know.

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