NEWJERSEY: Why are phones in schools a NJ State issue?

Friday, January 24, 2025

https://patch.com/new-jersey/southbrunswick/s/j3sj5/5-takeaways-from-gov-murphys-penultimate-state-of-the-state-address

5 Takeaways From Gov. Murphy’s Penultimate State Of The State Address

  • Murphy outlined his priorities to “run through the tape” in his final year in office. Here are some of the highlights:

Michelle Rotuno-Johnson, Patch Staff
Posted Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 4:24 pm ET | Updated Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 4:28 pm ET

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Education

As preschool expansion efforts continue around the state, Murphy said he would enact a new law requiring all districts to provide full-day kindergarten, to help set children “on a path to lifelong success.”

While most of the state’s school districts already offer a full-day kindergarten program, some families and children are being “left behind,” he said.

Speaking to the issue of youth mental health, Murphy said he would support a new proposal to ban cell phones from K-12 classrooms and help establish phone-free buildings.

“If you ask just about any educator, they will tell you that mobile devices are a distraction in the classroom,” he said. “They are fueling a rise in cyberbullying. And they are making it incredibly difficult for our kids, not only to learn, but to retain the substance of what they learn.”

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I fail to see why this is a state issue.  And, besides, it’s controversial.  

Parents and guardians give their children phones for a reason.  It’s reasonable to restrict their use during class time.  BUT, (and there is always a BIG butt), that doesn’t mean that the Gooferment should confiscate or technological prevent their use in parent – child communications.

As a tech guy, it’s very easy to kill web-surfing and interactive games during class time.  If you’re low tech, just have a rack of pigeon holes by the classroom door.  If the phone rings, allow the student to put it on speaker and talk to their adult.  (That should take care of that.)

Wasn’t there a recent school shooting that was reported by student with a phone from inside the incident?

Sorry, not a State-wide problem with a one size fits all solution that the Goofermentis famous for.  All because Governor Murphy wants to “run through the tape”!

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NEWJERSEY: Gas Cars Phased Out is an expample of Gooferment overreach

Monday, July 24, 2023

https://patch.com/new-jersey/southbrunswick/s/iqdq7/new-gas-cars-phased-out-in-nj-after-2035-under-murphys-proposed-plan?utm_source=nearby-news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert

New Gas Cars Phased Out In NJ After 2035 Under Murphy’s Proposed Plan

  • Critics say the plan “will make new cars virtually unaffordable for working and middle-class consumers.”

Michelle Rotuno-Johnson, Patch Staff
Posted Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 1:30 pm ET Updated Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 2:00 pm ET

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“This heavy-handed government approach is likely to backfire, forcing manufacturers to send fewer vehicles to New Jersey, which will lead to consumers buying fewer new cars and holding on to their current ICE vehicles longer,” Appleton continued. 

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This is absurd.  EV’s are costly and bigger polluters than any current car. CO2 is not a pollutant. And, climate change is phony “green” watermelon (green outside; red inside) to give the Gooferment more power.

Hope “We, The Sheeple” wake up and stop voting themselves and us into poverty!

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VETERANS: Sadly yet another vet dies alone

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

https://patch.com/new-jersey/southbrunswick/s/i8urx/bergen-wwii-veteran-100-will-be-laid-to-rest-after-body-identified?utm_source=nearby-news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert

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Shared from Paramus, NJBergen WWII Veteran, 100, Laid To Rest After Body Identified

  • Eugene Walker Dednam, who lived in Hackensack his whole life, died April 5​ at the age of 100. He was buried Tuesday with military honors.

Michelle Rotuno-Johnson, Patch Staff
Posted Tue, May 10, 2022 at 9:55 am ET|Updated Tue, May 10, 2022 at 5:08 pm ET

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Eugene W. Dednam of Hackensack served in Europe​ during World War II with the 4043rd Quartermaster Truck Company: the Ardennes, Central Europe, Normandy, Northern France and Rome-Arn​o, according to his obituary. (Shutterstock)

PARAMUS, NJ — A World War II resident from Bergen County was laid to rest Tuesday with military honors at the George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Paramus. Eugene Walker Dednam, who lived in Hackensack his whole life, died on April 5 at the age of 100 according to his obituary from Warner-Wozniak Funeral Service.

Dednam was an only child, and never married or had children. No one came to claim his body, so Bergen County medical examiners and Sheriff’s Office employees looked for a living relative, as NorthJersey.com reported.

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Makes me sad!

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