Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phones sit in a caddy in Kyanna McCall’s seventh-grade classroom at Rolesville Middle School on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (Travis ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called for restrictions on student cell phone use in class. Many states have already enacted digital device bans at school.

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 ...

A bill that would ban student cellphone use in Pennsylvania schools during the school day has moved a step forward. The state Senate last week passed a bipartisan bill, 46-1, requiring public schools ...

Michigan is banning smartphones during class time in public schools, starting this fall ...

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 ...

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 ...

Students in Hinsdale High School District 86 and Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 have limits on when they ...

Now, does a phone come through? Yes, it does,” Principal Kevin McCaskill said. “But is that the norm? The answer is no.” What do staff say?

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 ...

The legislation is clear. Personal communication devices must be put away during the entire school day while on school ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In California, a high ...