HHS Principal Shawn Henderson said the outcomes from the cell phone ban have been positive, and the high school staff would ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2026, a new Ohio law went into effect banning students from using cell phones during the instructional day.

Ohio's school cellphone ban took effect on Jan. 1, 2026, and will generally prohibit students from using devices during the school day. Ohio's school cellphone ban took effect on Jan. 1, 2026, and ...

New York just put every student’s cell phone on Do Not Disturb—permanently. As Jericho students started their school year, they were one of the first student bodies in the state to adjust to a new ...

Senate Bill 78 comes after a 2024 law that first banned phones, tablets and laptops during “instructional time." Devices ...

Conroe ISD student Zachari Ovalle is one of more than 3,000 people who have signed a petition against a K-12 cell phone ban during school hours. Credit: Photo by Norma Kean The need for cell phone ...

As students returned from winter break across Oregon, a bell-to-bell cell phone ban went into effect in public schools statewide. The policy was put in place by Executive Order 25-09 after a similar ...

Stevens Point, Wis. (WSAW) -Students are acting different at Pacelli Catholic High School this year, in a good way. They’re talking more in the halls and making better eye contact. All because of a ...

(Update: Local districts comment; Isabella Warren has a report tonight on KTVZ News at 5 P.M. SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Governor Tina Kotek on Wednesday signed Executive Order 25-09, which aims to improve ...

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 ...

The buzz of notifications in a back pocket. A text sent below the desk. A snap. A like. All these daily interruptions from cellphones will soon disappear for Vermont K-12 students when the state’s ...

Texas public schools are seeing cultural and academic shifts following the implementation of House Bill 1481, which bans student cellphone use during the school day.