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 ...

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. - Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin. "Take out your cell phones," she ...

It’s now illegal for North Carolina public school students to have their phones on in class unless there’s an emergency or they get permission from the school. Gov. Josh Stein signed a bill into law ...

The state budget bill signed by Gov. Mike DeWine bans students from using cell phones under most circumstances in K-12 public schools. Districts must adopt the policy by Jan. 1, 2026. While some ...

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 ...

ARDEN HILLS, Minn. — Mounds View High School’s principal says a ban on cell phones in the class room is already paying off. Rob Reetz enacted the new rules ahead of a new Minnesota law requiring ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat Indiana. Since Indiana’s school cellphone ban went into effect in 2024, classroom distractions haven’t disappeared. But they have become a little more ...

A student at Green Hope High in Cary puts away a cell phone as class starts. As the bell rings to start a new period at Green Hope High in Cary, students settle into Harrison Miller's earth science ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCJB) - Florida students are heading back to school without their phones in class. A state law that just went into effect this school year is cracking down on cell phone use in ...

In the San Diego Unified School District, school returned as always this fall, but with a change: new rules about cell phone use, driven by a new state law requiring all schools to enact a policy ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. It’s now illegal for North Carolina public school students to have their phones on in class unless there’s an emergency or they get ...