RESOURCES

​​​Community of Practice Discussions - Join us any Wednesday at Noon EST​

Best Practice Model School Policy  - For schools interested in implementing bell-to-bell

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Legislative Advocacy in Your State ​​​

• Model Bill 2026  - Phone-Free Schools language

• Briefing Document - Why and FAQs

• National Letter of Support - Show your support by signing and sharing

• Phone Free Schools Legislation Checklist

• Letter of Support Signed by ATF, NEA, Jon Haidt, and other advocates

• ​Templates:​

  • Bill Co-Sponsor Request: Email Template

  • Indiv/Org. Support Request: Formal Email Template

  • Indiv/Org. Support Request: Informal Email Template

  • Testimony Suggestions: Template: Use the parts you feel will be most relevant

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School Safety

One of the top concerns we hear is from parents worried about not being able to reach their children during a school emergency. This concern is understandable, but it turns out that school safety experts say phones make students less safe during a school emergency. These resources can help make this point. ​

• Letter of support from the National Association of School Resource Officers

• Why school safety experts want phone bans

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Resources to Share with Parents, School Administrators, Legislators, etc. ​​​​​

• Stats Flyer

• Have Humans Passed Peak Brain Power? - The workforce development argument to remove phones. 

• Why Phone Bans Work but Restrictions Don't - Really helpful explanation why policy needs to be bell-to-bell

• Slides from our Workshop

• Phone Free Schools on a Budget Webinar: 

  • 15-minute version​

  • 40-minute version

• Online Harm One-Pagers

  • Cyberbullying

  • Illegal Online Drug Sales

  • Gaming

  • Online Challenges

  • Screen Overuse

  • Sexual Exploitation

• Screenagers Movies

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Toolkits

• Phone-Free Schools Movement/Fairplay: Administrator Toolkit

• Phone-Free Schools Movement: Ambassador Toolkit

• Screen Strong Toolkit - Helpful stats

• Away For The Day"(AFTD)- movement providing free tools to help schools transition to device-free

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For fun, watch Baba Brinkman Phone-Free Schools Rap

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