Bell-to-bell cellphone bans are spreading rapidly, rising from 60% to 74% of schools in just one year, according to a new ...
There are exceptions to the rules. As an example, students can use their phones riding to and from school on a school bus if it does not interfere with the driver. Students can also access their ...
Incoming seniors wearing matching camo pants and black tops catch up before class on the first day of school at Palo Alto High School on August 14, 2024. The Palo Alto School Board recommended on ...
Cellphones are everywhere — including, until recently, in schools. Since 2023, 29 states, including New York, Vermont, Florida, and Texas, have passed laws that require K-12 public schools to enforce ...
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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 ...
VICKSBURG, MI -- Vicksburg Community Schools is adding a new tool to keep students off cell phones in classrooms. Starting this fall, high school students will be required to place their phones in ...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills Feb. 10 to ban classroom cell phone use. The new laws will go into effect this fall.