Advocacy Resources

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Legislative Advocacy in Your State 

• Model Bill Package  - This is the model state legislation language that we recommend sharing with legislators.​​

• National Letter of Support - We are collecting names of supporters to share with state legislators. 

• Briefing Document - Why and FAQs

• Phone Free Schools Legislation Checklist

• ​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 about 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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Informational Materials to Share with Parents, School Administrators, Legislators, etc. 

• ​Information Handouts​​​​

• 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

 

Toolkits

• Phone-Free Schools Movement/Fairplay: Administrator Toolkit

• Phone-Free Schools Movement: Ambassador Toolkit

• Screen Strong Toolkit - Helpful stats

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For fun , watch Baba Brinkman rap about phone-free schools: The Phone-Free Schools Rap

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