这项立法将向采纳并执行反手机规定的州提供资金。一项新的两党法案可能在全国范围内禁止学生在校期间使用手机，这是迄今为止将屏幕挡在课堂之外的最全面尝试。
The legislation will send money to states that adopt and enforce anti-cellphone rules. A new bipartisan effort could create a national ban on cellphones during the school day, the most sweeping attempt yet to keep screens out of classrooms.
该法案由亚利桑那州民主党参议员马克·凯利和阿肯色州共和党参议员汤姆·科顿于周三提出，将向那些采纳政策、禁止学生在校期间使用个人设备（包括手机、智能手表、平板电脑及类似技术）的州提供资金。
The bill, filed Wednesday by Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), would send money to states that adopt policies barring students from using personal devices — including cellphones, smartwatches, tablets and similar technology — during the school day.
如果该法案获得立法者批准，各州将能够使用这笔资金来执行设备禁令，包括为学生支付用于存放设备的储物柜、锁箱或收纳袋的费用。该立法对因特殊教育或医疗需要而使用设备的儿童作出例外规定。
If the legislation is approved by lawmakers, states would be able to use the funding to enforce device bans, including paying for lockers, lockboxes or pouches for students to store their devices. The legislation makes exceptions for children who need devices for special education or medical needs.
“阿肯色州的孩子理应拥有不受干扰的课堂，”科顿在一份声明中说。“这项法案将支持阿肯色州公立学校自行调整其课堂手机指导意见，以确保学生尽可能拥有最高效的学习日。”近年来，手机禁令已变得流行，大多数州都制定了旨在限制学校内手机使用的政策。学生通常被要求在在校期间将设备存放在储物柜或上锁的收纳袋中。
“Arkansas kids deserve classrooms free of distractions,” Cotton said in a statement. “This bill would support Arkansas public schools that choose to tailor their classroom cellphone guidance to ensure students have the most productive school days possible.”Cellphone bans have become popular in recent years, with most states enacting policies designed to restrict cellphone use in schools. Students are often required to stow their devices in lockers or locked pouches during the school day.
这些规定的支持者希望，将手机挡在课堂之外能帮助学生集中注意力、提高考试成绩并改善心理健康。但结果喜忧参半。
Supporters of these rules hoped keeping phones out of the classroom would help students focus, boost test scores and improve mental health. But the results have been mixed.
根据美国国家经济研究局的研究，虽然手机禁令减少了学校内未经授权的使用，但学业方面的收益甚微。
While cellphone bans have reduced unauthorized usage in schools, there has been little academic benefit, according to research by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
“学校实施手机禁令的早期经验令人警醒，但也有迹象表明，随着学校适应无手机政策，这些禁令的好处可能会显现出来，”他在斯坦福大学网站发布的一篇采访中说。
“The very early experience schools have with phone bans is sobering, but there are also indicators that as schools adjust to phone-free policies, the benefits of these bans may be realized,” he said in an interview posted on a Stanford website.
此外，根据布鲁金斯学会的一项调查，在某些情况下，青少年报告称他们在学校使用手机的频率更高，尤其是在执行规定较为宽松的学校。该调查中的学生还表示，手机禁令对他们的幸福感、压力水平以及与教师的关系均没有影响。
And, in some cases, teens reported using their phones more often at school, particularly at schools with lax enforcement, according to a Brookings Institution survey. Students in that survey also said cellphone bans had no impact on their happiness, stress or relationships with teachers.
凯利的发言人表示，该措施旨在为学校提供资源，以确保手机禁令得到有效实施并得到一致执行。发言人称，虽然没有任何单一政策能够解决课堂中的所有挑战，但减少干扰是有帮助的。
A spokesperson for Kelly said the measure is intended to give schools the resources to make phone bans work and enforce them consistently. While no single policy will solve every challenge in the classroom, reducing distractions can help, the spokesperson said.
这位参议员在发给《邮报》的电子邮件声明中表示：“手机在学校里对学习来说是一场灾难。将手机移出教室意味着减少干扰，让孩子们有更多时间专注于老师和课程。我们正在为学校提供实现这一目标的工具。”一些倡导者继续将手机使用与成绩联系起来。联邦调查结果显示，在青少年数学和阅读成绩下滑的背景下，超过半数的公立学校领导表示，手机使用会损害学生的学业表现。
“Phones in schools have been a disaster for learning,” the senator said in a statement emailed to The Post. “Getting phones out of classrooms will mean fewer distractions and more time for kids to focus on their teachers and lessons. We’re giving schools the tools to make that happen.”Some advocates continue to link cellphone use with grades. Amid declining math and reading scores among teenagers, more than half of public school leaders say cellphone usage hurts a student’s academic performance, federal survey results show.
美国卫生局局长办公室也警告称，过度使用屏幕可能导致焦虑、抑郁、成绩下降以及人际关系弱化。
The U.S. Surgeon General’s office has also warned that excessive screen use can lead to anxiety, depression, lower grades and weakened interpersonal relationships.