New school year brings TikTok ban, restrictions on cell phone use in class

 With the new school year comes new rules for how students can use cell phones and social media in class.

State law now bans TikTok from school district servers and allows teachers to designate an area for cell phones during class. In addition, schools are also required to teach older students the dangers of social media.

"Kids spend enough time on TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat outside of school. There's no need for them to have access in school," said Palm Beach County mom of four Lori Poss.
Poss is glad to see TikTok off limits at school. So is Superintendent Mike Burke of the School District of Palm Beach County.

"We weren't relying on TikTok to teach the standards, so I think it will be a good thing," Burke said. "TikTok had its share of bad influences where we saw different challenges over the years that were harmful, encouraging kids to misbehave or engage in risky behavior. So I'm not going to miss it."
But now, a new app called Saturn is raising concerns. It's designed as a way for students to upload their schedules to see who is in their classes and interact with them. But a post circulating on social media has parents worried about the app falling in the wrong hands.