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States with School Cell Phone Bans


What this high school senior wants adults to know about ... - CNN

Several states have passed laws attempting to restrict cell phone use in schools, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed ...

Statewide cell phone bans may arrive soon in public schools

The cell phone ban bill – AB-3216 Pupils: use of smartphones – passed in the California State Legislature on Aug. 28 and has been waiting to ...

California Student Cell Phone Ban Legislation Signed into Law

States with school board resolutions or laws recommending school district policies are Alabama, Connecticut, Oklahoma and Washington. States ...

Back To School But Not To Screens: States Ramp Up Cellphone Bans

More states and districts are moving to limit or outright ban cellphones in the classroom, and even during the school day altogether.

Majority of U.S. adults favor cell phone bans in schools

There is currently no statewide policy to ban cell phone use in classrooms. State Superintendent of Education Dr. Eric Mackey has maintained ...

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.

New York's governor wants to “liberate” kids — by taking their phones

Kathy Hochul agrees. She's been campaigning to enact a cellphone ban across the Empire State. “I've talked to schools where they have banned ...

California becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at ...

Florida, Louisiana, Indiana and several other states have passed laws aimed at restricting student phone use at school. “This new law will help ...

School Cell Phone Bans and Restrictions Sweep Classrooms ...

Florida became the first state in the nation to limit student phone use in May of 2023, followed by Alabama in February of 2024, and then a slew ...

Exploring School Cell Phone Bans - Delaware General Assembly

As of June 2024, 13 states have enacted policies either restricting or banning students' use of cell phones in school. Three states (Florida ...

TN to reconsider banning cell phones in schools - WKRN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A bill to ban cell phone usage during school will soon be up for debate in Tennessee, again.

New California law orders schools to restrict student cellphone use

The law comes after the Los Angeles Unified School District approved an even stricter policy than the state, calling for an outright phone ban ...

Newsom signs bill that bans cellphones during school hours

Assembly Bill 3216, known as the Phone-Free School Act, would require every school district, charter school, and county office of education to ...

Washington schools are banning student cellphone use. Teachers ...

When a school district in southwest Washington began a cellphone ban this year, superintendent Asha Riley said teachers and administrators ...

Debate over cell phone use in Michigan schools rages on ahead of ...

As of this spring, Ohio, Indiana, and Florida have banned cell phones in the classroom, and now here at home, individual schools are discussing their policies ...

Virginia students speak out on school cell phone bans

More states are banning cell phones from the classroom as students have become increasingly distracted due to social media use during school ...

States Are Banning Cellphones In Classrooms. Should Michigan?

Some Los Angeles schools are planning to ban cell phones and social media to enhance student learning and focus. Should Michigan do the ...

Virginia to limit or ban cell phones in public schools | Reuters

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has issued an executive order to limit or ban cell phone use for roughly 1.2 million public school students ...

Banning Cell Phones Around the World? Scanning the Back-to ...

Eight states have already enacted laws about cell phone use in K-12 schools, including outright bans in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, and ...

As more schools ban cell phones, this is how it's working at one ...

Florida banned cellphone use in school statewide last year, and this school year brings bans in my home state of Indiana and Los Angeles, among ...