Some welcome the idea as they believe it could improve student focus and productivity in the classroom, but others are worried about the potential safety risks of not having cell phones during an ...

The Fulton County School Board is considering a new proposal that would ban cell phones and smartwatches when students come back to class after summer vacation. Students in grades K-8 would not be ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — What many feel is the growing and massive problem posed by cell phones in schools is now being met with a swift response from Lansing. "I think we're realizing that cell ...

Of parents whose children attend a school with a cell phone policy, 59% support keeping phones in backpacks, 15% in a central location, 14% in a locked cabinet in a classroom. The main reason ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama Legislature has passed House Bill 166, a measure ban to wireless communication devices, including cell phones, in public schools. The bill now goes to Gov.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's proposal to ban student cell phone usage during class is moving swiftly through Springfield with bipartisan support. PBS suing Trump administration over defunding ...

cell phone policy takes effect in the 2025-26 school year and applies to cell phones, tablets, laptops and smartwatches. Elementary and middle school students must keep their personal devices ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Jefferson County Board of Education voted to ban cell phones in schools for the next school year, 2025-2026. In a board meeting on Tuesday, May 13, a 6-1 vote for ‘Option ...

A Pennsylvania law banning the use of handheld devices, like cell phones, while driving goes into effect in one month. The law even includes banning drivers from using a phone while being stopped ...

When they made national news, people began sending in their old cell phones. Read Next: Hearing Aid Manufacturer ReSound Develops New App to Relieve Tinnitus Symptoms Over the course of the next ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' 2025 legislative agenda included Medicaid work requirements, unemployment tax cuts for businesses and restricting cell phones in schools. The governor was able to push most ...

THEY ARE ASKING FOR US TO PUT THIS INTO LAW ON A PARTY LINE. VOTE. HOUSE REPUBLICANS ADVANCED A BILL TO BAN CELL PHONES IN SCHOOLS WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS. INSTEAD OF ASKING SCHOOL BOARDS TO ...