Hi all,

I wanted to let you know that we now have 430+ signatures on this petition. Thank you so much for your support!  

Since the launch of this petition, we have seen tremendous momentum nationally and in Washington state to put restrictions on cell-phone usage in classrooms:
1. Aug 19 article on Financial Times titled “Pressure to ban mobile phones in America’s schools intensifies: Restrictions on the use of devices have been shown to improve students’ performance” :  https://www.ft.com/content/02e0f64c-08da-49ef-b3f6-f5673bdceb22
2. Aug 22 article on Wall Street Journal titled “How to Help Students Panicked by School Smartphone Bans: Parents and teachers need to reassure young people that they can navigate their days without screens" : https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/how-to-help-students-panicked-by-school-smartphone-bans-4a4ba9a5
3. Aug 29 article on Geekwire titled “Public schools leader urges Washington state districts to devise rules limiting smartphone use” :  https://www.geekwire.com/2024/public-schools-leader-urges-washington-state-districts-to-devise-rules-limiting-smartphone-use/

All of the above regional and attention in respected media outlets is an indication that momentum is on the side of all of your efforts.  We still have a long way to go to help foster a healthy learning environment for our kids, but we are off to a great start.

Thanks again for supporting this worthy cause!

Xingchun