School cell phone bans have hit most states. Not ...

A Look at State Efforts to Ban Cellphones in Schools and ... - KFF

Cellphone bans began decades ago amid concerns about drug deals among students via cellphones or pager devices, and have fluctuated since. In ...

Why do parents oppose cell phone bans? They want to ... - Chalkbeat

As more states and school districts put cell phone bans in place due to concerns that they distract students from learning and put a strain ...

States weigh school cell phone bans atop district policies - USA Today

More than 75% of U.S. K-12 public schools prohibit non-academic cellphone use as of 2022 but a handful of states - both Red and Blue - want ...

Signal lost: Why more school systems are saying no to cellphones

School systems nationwide are enacting bans on student cellphone use, and some are extending the cellular prohibitions to smartwatches and more.

Schools ban phones, but do the policies work? - Axios

Cities, states and school districts are passing sweeping bans on cellphones in schools, aiming to get kids to pay attention during class and socialize with ...

School Cellphone Bans Are Trending. Do They Work?

Earlier this year, Florida passed a law requiring public schools statewide to ban student cellphone use during class time. The new state ...

Cellphone bans in schools take center stage amid mental health crisis

Student cellphone bans are quickly becoming the buzziest back-to-school topic as more states work to keep phones away from kids from bell to bell or throughout ...

US States Push for Cell Phone Ban in High Schools

More American states are pushing for cell phone restrictions in high schools. The move comes as teachers say it is a major problem in the classroom.

How's Indiana's school cellphone ban going? Students and ... - NPR

According to an Education Week analysis, six of those state measures take effect this school year. In places without state policies, individual ...

Some states in U.S. move to ban cell phone use in public schools

Several public schools across the U.S. are moving to ban or restrict cellular devices in classrooms. NBC News' Kate Snow spoke with teachers ...

Cellphone bans, other things as Michigan kids go back to school

While some states have moved to ban phones at all public schools, Michigan lawmakers have not. That means whether a phone is banned at your ...

Momentum grows for cell phone bans in schools - The Hill

New York City, Los Angeles and the state of Virginia have all moved to forbid student phones from classrooms in recent weeks, despite some parental backlash on ...

Ontario bans the use of phones in school. Thought? - Reddit

I don't see many downsides to it. Thoughts? Concerns? Edit: for context, the Ontario bill explicitly states that they are not removing the phone ...

If schools won't ban kids' cellphones, some lawmakers say, they will

More than three-quarters of U.S. K-12 public schools prohibit non-academic cellphone use, according to a report from the 2021-2022 school year.

Which States Ban or Restrict Cellphones in Schools?

At least 18 states have passed laws or enacted policies that ban or restrict students' use of cellphones in schools statewide or recommend local ...

Phones are distracting students. More states want schools to ban them

Nationally, 77% of U.S. schools say they prohibit cellphones at school for non-academic use, according to the National Center for Education ...

Parents pushback on cellphone bans at school | PBS News

Over a decade ago, around 90% of public schools prohibited cellphone use, but that shrank to 65% in the 2015-2016 school year. By the 2019-2020 ...

US Educators Increasingly Urge Total Phone Bans in Schools

American educators and lawmakers are calling for complete bans on smartphone use by students in schools. Most U.S. schools already have rules ...

High school teachers say phone distraction in class is a big problem ...

72% of U.S. high school teachers say cellphone distraction is a major problem in the classroom · Most Americans back cellphone bans during class, ...

School cell phone bans are spreading. Is Michigan next?

In May, Ohio joined Indiana and Florida as the only states to ban cell phones in classrooms. New York is considering a similar ban, as is ...