Palm Beach County school leaders on Wednesday said they want to forbid students from carrying cell phones on campus as a way of blocking cyber-bullying.Violating rules against using cell phones at school, bullies send text messages and make Web postings that belittle their classmates, and arrange attacks before, during or after school, officials say.
Citing a rise of high-tech bullying, the School Board unanimously agreed to lobby for a change in state law that would enable school districts to banish cell phones. Superintendent Art Johnson wants the Legislature to consider the request during its session.
The law, adopted in 2004, allows students to take cell phones to school, but a local School Board policy bars students from using them at any time on campus. Students are not allowed to carry or use camera phones.
Story from south Florida's Sun-Sentinel.com.
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