New York State has implemented a cellphone ban in schools, requiring students to put away their devices for the entire school day, with the goal of improving student focus and mental health.

As summer unfolds, school districts across New York are preparing for the implementation of the “Bell to Bell Cell Phone Ban, ...

The bill requires all schools statewide to have students turn their wireless devices during classes, update or install ...

School is out for thousands of New York students, but school districts have a big assignment on their plates this summer.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday launched a new website to assist New York schools with the statewide ...

After proposed legislation failed to pass a senate committee, an executive order made Oregon the latest state to restrict ...

Ohio lawmakers have been moving toward banning cell phones for some time. They passed a law in 2024 that required school ...

This policy is designed to ensure that all K-12 Virginia students stay off their phones during school hours. This also is designed to limit how much screentime students have and keep them off social ...

House Bill 959, signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Josh Stein, requires school boards to regulate students' wireless ...

Educators in Galveston County and around the world are struggling with the same issue: setting a workable policy on the use of cell phones by students.

Ohio lawmakers have been moving toward banning cell phones for some time. They passed a law in 2024 that required school ...

Cell phone ban The Senate passed legislation, sponsored by Sen. Melissa Murray, that would require every public school to come up with a policy that bans the use of mobile phones during the school ...