North Carolina S948 restricts wireless communication device use in schools and appropriates funds for teacher assistants.

North Carolina S948, the Screen Free Schools Act, mandates that public school units adopt policies restricting wireless communication device use in schools. For kindergarten through grade five, it prohibits device use in classrooms and mandates print-based, hands-on instruction. For grades six through eight, it allows shared devices but prohibits personal device use and school-issued devices for non-instructional purposes. For grades nine through twelve, it restricts device use to specific circumstances.

North Carolina S948 restricts wireless communication device use in schools and appropriates funds for teacher assistants.

North Carolina S948, the Screen Free Schools Act, mandates that public school units adopt policies restricting wireless communication device use in schools. For kindergarten through grade five, it prohibits device use in classrooms and mandates print-based, hands-on instruction. For grades six through eight, it allows shared devices but prohibits personal device use and school-issued devices for non-instructional purposes. For grades nine through twelve, it restricts device use to specific circumstances.