Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) introduced a new bill Wednesday centered on banning cellphones in Department of Defense classes.
The bill is entitled the Restoring our Educational Focus on Children of U.S. Servicemembers at DoDEA (REFOCUS DoDEA) Act. They believe the bill will help students focus more on learning by banning cellphones in the classrooms of Department of Defense K-12 schools that teach many children of U.S. military members. The Department of Defense Education Activity website states that it operates 161 schools in 9 districts located in 11 foreign countries, 7 states, and 2 territories across 10 time zones, serving more than 67,000 students.
“Cell phones in the classroom distract from learning and lead to all kinds of issues for students,” said Senator Banks. “My bill with Senator Slotkin will get them out of our schools on military bases.”
Indiana Senator helps introduce bill to ban cellphones in military classrooms