A state lawmaker says it may be time to go a step further and ban students from using their phones any time during the school day.

A new state law was supposed to limit cell phone use in schools, but new research shows many students are still using them during class.

Bills that would have restricted the use of cell phones by public school students during instructional hours did not make it ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Many North Carolina students are still using their phones in class despite a new state law banning their use during instructional ...

Study finds 39.7% of students sometimes or never follow the statewide phone ban. Researchers report 62.9% of schools always enforce policy; many report lapses. Teachers cite device distraction and ...