(The Center Square) – The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says the current plan to allow local schools to decide cell phone rules for themselves is “weaker” than it should be. Assembly ...

A new Ohio law requires school districts to ban cell phone use by students. But what are the policies for teachers using their phones in school? In Ohio's two-year budget, state lawmakers prohibited ...

At about 11 a.m. on the second day of class at Kaukauna High School, dozens of students were eating lunch in the school common area. While the room was filled with the noise of conversation, some of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - District leaders are calling it a culture shift within Jefferson County Public Schools. Less than a month into the district’s first school year with a new cellphone ban, JCPS ...

Gov. Tina Kotek signed an executive order banning cell phones in schools. While implementation isn't required until January, some districts are getting a head start. Bethel School District started ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Public schools across Ohio are intensifying their efforts to limit cell phone use during the school day, with many districts expanding restrictions to all grade levels. This move ...

Brevard School Board revises its recently implemented electronics ban, permitting high schoolers to use laptops and tablets for educational purposes with teacher approval. Cell phones remain ...

Several Greater Cincinnati districts rolled out cell phone bans this school year. Students aren't allowed to use their phones even outside of the classroom, such as during lunch or in the hallway in ...

As the 2025 school year gets underway, each of Iowa’s public school district must enforce a new state law that calls for restricting students’ access to cell phones while they’re in class. “Schools ...

Washington school districts are cracking down on cell phones in class. The Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) stated in a news release Thursday that 75% of districts ...

With the new state law banning cell phones and personal electronic devices taking hold, students at Permian and Odessa High Schools say they should be allowed to have them in the hallways, but they ...

Policies vary across districts, from phone caddies to requiring phones be off and away. Research on cell phone impact is ongoing, but educators cite distraction and social media concerns. Parents are ...