Gov. Tina Kotek signed an executive order banning cell phones in schools. While implementation isn't required until January, some districts are getting a head start. Bethel School District started ...

Indiana schools had to ban cellphones and other devices like tablets and laptops from class time following a new law in 2024. New bills would end exceptions to that law.

Spokane Public Schools doesn't ban phones in all schools. Instead, certain classrooms or schools make their own policies regarding cell phones in classrooms. Steve Fisk, North Central High School ...

A quick text or social media update at school can result in a discipline referral when elementary and middle schoolers return to classes in August. A new state law bans the use of cell phones and ...

School administrators say cell phones are the number one distraction in classrooms — not only in Norwalk but across the country. On Aug. 28, Principal Scott Hurwitz announced the new policy in an ...

CELL PHONES IN SCHOOLS. >> STUDENTS HAVE BEEN BACK TO CLASS FOR EIGHT DAYS NOW HERE IN SPIRO. WHEN IT COMES TO THE BELL TO BELL, NO CELL PHONE POLICY, THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS AS OF RIGHT NOW, HE’S ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- The St. Joseph School District rolled out a new rule in 2025 -- no cell phones in the classroom. The district has implemented the rule following the Missouri ...

OPELIKA, Ala. – (WRBL) – With the start of the 2025–2026 school year, Alabama’s new FOCUS Act is officially in effect — banning student cell phones, smartwatches, and earbuds during the school day at ...

SB 206 requires schools to adopt policies that prohibit students from using any “personal communication device,” including cellphones, tablets and laptops, throughout the entire school day. Ayotte had ...

Classes have started in Eugene and so have classroom cell phone bans. Sept. 2 marked the first day back in school for students in grades K-9 at Bethel School District. As C-Crew peer student leaders ...