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US States Push for Cell Phone Ban in High Schools

Political leaders are pushing state legislatures to pass laws banning student cellphones in schools. Opinion studies show that most schools ...

State cellphone bans for public school students divide parents

Danielle Hicks, whose 9-year-old son gets picked on for developmental issues at his public charter school, isn't happy about a recent trend ...

Schools across the U.S. restrict cellphones amid growing behavior ...

A new policy requires all high school students to lock away their phones for the day. Students drop their mobiles into the box, which is designed for phones, ...

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 ...

Several Texas school districts enforce cellphone bans in classrooms

Which Texas school districts have cellphone bans? · Grapevine-Colleyville ISD: This district has banned cellphones in classrooms across all grade ...

State lawmakers push for ban on phones in schools | Fox News

Florida and Indiana have passed laws requiring public schools to ban students from using their cell phones during class. In Oklahoma ...

Most Americans back cellphone bans during class, but fewer ...

Overall, 68% of U.S. adults say they support a ban on middle and high school students using cellphones during class, according to a Pew Research ...

US states want to ban phones in schools. It might be a challenge

About 76% of schools prohibited their non-academic use in the 2021-2022 school year, according to the US Department of Education. How mobile ...

WA districts are banning student cellphone use. Here's how it's going

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction released guidance in late August recommending that schools update their cellphone policies to ...

The nation's largest school district could ban cell phones by January

States including Oklahoma, Kansas, Vermont, Ohio, Louisiana and Pennsylvania have all introduced similar legislation. Hundreds of principals ...

School cell phone bans have hit most states. Not everyone is on ...

The country's three most populous states — California, Texas and Florida — have either introduced or enacted legislation to limit smartphones in ...

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 ...

Parents push back against cellphone ban in schools - YouTube

School districts are increasingly weighing laws and protocols aimed at limiting or banning cellphones in the classroom.

Why California and other states are banning smartphones in schools

Learn the latest on cell phone bans in schools across the US, and hear from parents, teachers and experts on the frontlines.

A look at school cell phone bans in other states

Three other states have also passed statewide restrictions on cell phones in schools: South Carolina, Louisiana and Indiana. All three implemented those rules ...

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

Florida and Indiana were the first states to restrict phone use in schools. California and New York may soon follow. · Los Angeles voted to enact ...

States with School Cell Phone Bans - Teacher Misery

Four states have instituted cellphone bans in schools, while lawmakers in at least eight states have considered passing similar legislation.

Cellphone bans in schools take center stage amid mental health crisis

At least eight states so far are considering legislation to ban phones in clasrooms, following in the footsteps of Florida, which became the ...

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 ...

Some hiccups emerge with school cell phone bans - POLITICO

Florida and Indiana policies banning cell phones during class time took effect this July; Ohio's law went into place this August. Last Tuesday, ...