New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will name a 19-member panel of education leaders, parents, students and others to study the effects of social media and make recommendations for the 2024-2025 academic year.
New Jersey could become the next state to restrict student social media and smartphone use in schools under legislation recently signed by Gov. Phil Murphy.
The law, noted in a news release last month, ordered a commission to study the effects of adolescent social media use both inside and outside of the classroom. The 19-member commission will be appointed before the end of this month. It will consist of the state commissioner of education, four members of the public appointed by the New Jersey Legislature, and 14 others appointed by Gov. Murphy — two public school students, two parents of children enrolled in public schools, a school nurse, a specialist on social media data collection, and other experts representing the education, psychology and child advocacy fields.
