JAKARTA - California Governor Gavin Newsom has officially issued a statement supporting efforts to limit the use of smartphones in California schools.
Newsom's statement came after previously a report from The New York Times stated where US General Surgeon Vivek Murthy said social media should be equipped with a warning label regarding the potential health impact.
As @Surgeon_General affirmed, social media is harming the mental health of our youth.We look forward to working with the Legislature to restrict smartphone use at school. When kids are in school, they should be focused on their studies—not screens. https://t.co/QNy2iJzkqv
— California Governor (@CAgovernor) June 18, 2024
As @Surgeon_General affirmed, social media is harming the mental health of our youth.We look forward to working with the Legislature to restrict smartphone use at school. When kids are in school, they should be focused on their studies—not screens. https://t.co/QNy2iJzkqv
In his writing, launching Engadget, Vivek Murthy explained that later the label, which requires congression action, will always remind parents and teenagers that social media has not been proven safe.
"As the Surgeon General emphasized, social media is endangering the mental health of our younger generation," Newsom said in a statement quoted from the official California government website on Thursday, June 20.
Under the law I signed in 2019, Newsom also hopes to cooperate with the Legislative Body to limit the use of smartphones during school days.
"When children and teenagers are at school, they have to focus on their lessons instead of the screen," concluded Newsom.
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If California passes a law banning the use of smartphones during school hours, the state will join Florida and Indiana on a state list that applies similar laws.
Schools in Florida are required to prevent students from using cell phones during lesson hours, and some districts even require them to ban phone use until students arrive home.
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