SAN FRANCISCO — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. (CHALKBEAT INDIANA) — Since Indiana's school cellphone ban went into effect in 2024, classroom ...

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 ...

At about 11 a.m. on the second day of class at Kaukauna High School, dozens of students were eating lunch in the school common area. While the room was filled with the noise of conversation, some of ...

Teens spend about a third of their school day on their phones. Checking phones often can make it harder for them to pay ...

Jamaal Wellman places his phone in a caddy at the start of a seventh-grade social studies class at Rolesville Middle School on March 27, 2024. File photo. Wake schools are tightening their cell phone ...

In Ohio’s public schools, students are no longer allowed to use their cell phones during the school day. Principals say the ...

The measure would prohibit most student cell phone use in class. Illinois is one of only nine states with no state law ...

(TNS) — As lawmakers debate banning cellphones in classrooms, schools across Northeast Pennsylvania take different approaches to phones in their buildings. Across the country, 35 states have laws or ...

Supporters of the bill say it builds on the success of last year’s legislation, which restricted cellphone use for younger ...

Wake County will require students to turn off phones during instructional time. Board gave initial approval; final vote expected in December 2025 to comply. Policy exempts IEP/504 uses, allows ...