Seifried said such a ban would help raise the educational standards of Oklahoma. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2024 report ranked Oklahoma 49th in education, based on factors like proficiency ...

Nelson: Aside from when we're in photography class and they obviously need their phone to take the pictures directly, there's so much power in the resource of their phone in art class.

Among those who support a ban during class, nearly all (98%) say a reason they back it is because students would have fewer distractions in class. This includes a whopping 91% who say it’s a major ...

From phone bans to Yondr pouches, here's what schools are doing Teens spend much of their days on their phones — many of them during school. Here's how schools and teachers are trying to fix ...

The United States Health and Human Services Secretary, RFK Jr., was on Fox and Friends citing a popular disproven theory that he wants to use to ban cell phones from schools ...

The parent threatened 'legal action' if their son's teacher took his phone away during class. "So, our school just enacted a total phone ban," this teacher wrote in a since-deleted Reddit post .

Reetz said nearly all of his students have cell phones, but for those who don't or if they have a medical need to have their phone, students can place their IDs in the caddy.

Beland’s study, which looked at U.K. school data, suggested a phone ban was equivalent to pupils spending an extra hour a day in class—although an attempt in 2020 to partly replicate the same ...

Teens take a closer look at their cell phone use in a student-led Socratic Seminar — and they were alarmed into action By Jenny Brundin · May. 28, 2025, 4:00 am ...

New bills target in-class cell phone use to boost student focus Restrictions during 'instructional hours' would be required in the 2026-27 school year. To stream KING 5 on your phone, you need the ...

NHA students are asked to lock away all personal devices that fit in the pouch, including their phone, AirPods, and smart watches. Meredith Gavrin — a co-school leader at NHA , along with Greg Baldwin ...