A hoax phone call that falsely claimed that two people armed with AR-15 rifles were shooting students at Bullard High School caused widespread panic across the city Wednesday, with some parents speeding to the northwest Fresno school site in fear for their children even as a massive force of...
Despite Opposition, Start Date for Bullard High Cellphone Ban Now Set
Bullard High School's new cellphone policy that will require students to put their smartphones and other devices in lockable pouches during the school day now has a scheduled start date, a knowledgeable source told GV Wire Tuesday afternoon. The school will start handing out Yondr pouches to lock up...
This Fresno Area High School Gives Students a Choice on Cellphones
Bullard High School in northwest Fresno isn't the only Valley school with a new cellphone rule this school year. But unlike their counterparts at Bullard, Selma High School's 1,800 students can choose whether they hang onto their cellphone or have to put it in a storage pouch. Under Selma...
Why Is My Cellphone Battery Always Dying?
By Steve W. Martin Why do batteries die? And, why can they only be recharged so many times before they won’t hold a useful amount of charge? My young son asked me about that years ago when his battery-powered toy car stopped moving, wondering about what he called an “everlasting...