ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Students are back to school this week and that means students won’t have free range of their cell phones like they’ve been used to over the past few months.
In 2023, Florida became the first state to restrict students’ cell phone use during class. Since then, Governor Ron Desantis has gradually cracked down on this across different grade levels.
At St. Lucie Public Schools, Superintendent Jon Prince says they’re communicating the policy to parents really well…