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 ...

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 ...

Central Square School District created its own cell phone policy before the law was passed. “Cell phone policy forum in our cafeteria was huge. We had hundreds of people there. We had students, we had ...

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 ...

The state Senate gave final approval Wednesday to legislation that would restrict the use of cell phones in public schools.

Starting next school year, students in Texas will no longer be allowed to use cell phones and smartwatches during the school ...

The new policy will take effect at the start of the upcoming school year. It prohibits students from using wireless ...

The Oklahoma State School Board Association is tasked with figuring out the implementation of the bill, which requires a one-year full ban on cell phone use in Oklahoma public schools, with exceptions ...