This is Something to Think About 03.13.23 “Florida Students may be Deplatforming At School”

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Bill Bunkley’s “This Is Something to Think About”

Air Date Monday, March 13, 2023

“Florida Students may be Deplatforming At School”

Every member of the House Choice and Innovation Subcommittee recently voted yes on HB 379, which would scale back access to Facebook, and Twitter and completely ban TikTok on the school board networks.

Students would not only be barred from using their cell phones during class but also have cell phones placed in a secure holding area during class time.

The only path to using their cell phones on campus to connect with social media platforms would be if they had a private mobile connection.

Also included in the bill would be lessons concerning cyberbullying, predatory behavior, and human trafficking.

I fully support this legislation; Cheating is enhanced when students have access to their cell phones, and social platforms only distract from student’s classroom participation.  

This restriction has been long overdue.

Bill Bunkley is a 17-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs weekdays across central Florida from 3 to 6 pm. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, which serves as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 27 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is today a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. His wife is Toni, son is Zac, and they attend Idlewild Baptist Church. 

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