Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent proposal to ban cellphones in New York schools has sparked a heated debate. Advocates argue that phones are a major distraction, pulling students away from learning and ...

As lawmakers debate banning cellphones in classrooms, schools across Northeast Pennsylvania take different approaches to phones in their buildings. Across the country, 35 states have laws or rules ...

The role cellphones play in the classroom has been widely debated since students began taking them to school. Although there is some support for using cellphones as a learning tool in the classroom, ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. North Carolina law now bans student cellphone use during instructional time. Exceptions include emergencies, medical needs, and ...

A ninth grader places his cellphone into a phone holder as he enters class in Delta, Utah. Ohio’s Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would forbid the use of cell phones during school instructional ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX5/KUSI)–The way students use their cell phones at San Diego Unified schools is set to change next school year as a result of the Phone-Free School Act, a new California law. “It’s ...

Then State Attorney General Josh Stein answers questions during a town hall on the impacts of social media on youth at Athens Drive High School in Raleigh on March 11, 2024. Now governor, Stein signed ...

OPELIKA, Ala. – (WRBL) – With the start of the 2025–2026 school year, Alabama’s new FOCUS Act is officially in effect — banning student cell phones, smartwatches, and earbuds during the school day at ...

Students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will return to classes Tuesday, Feb. 18, with a major new rule in place — a ban on cell phones in classrooms. The district’s board passed a ...

With schools back in session, many teachers, students and their parents are grappling with how — and whether — to use ...

North Carolina law now bans student cellphone use during instructional time. Exceptions include emergencies, medical needs, and approved educational use. Wake and Johnston counties impose escalating ...