Lawmakers consider a statewide policy to prohibit students from using cell phones during school

The New Mexico Senate Education committee on Feb. 9, 2026, advanced a proposed bill that would require all school districts ...

Schools are increasingly telling students they must put their phones away – Ohio’s example shows mixed results following new bans

Cellphones are everywhere – including, until recently, in schools. Since 2023, 29 states, including New York, Vermont, ...
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Schools are banning students from using cell phones. But where will they put them?

Union Springs Central School District: Elementary students are discouraged from bringing phones, but if they do, they will put them in a storage container in their classroom, their personal cubbies, ...
Times of San Diego

Students, teachers face off in first year of new school cell phone rules

There are exceptions to the rules. As an example, students can use their phones riding to and from school on a school bus if it does not interfere with the driver. Students can also access their ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Palo Alto students fight cell phone ban amid state restrictions

Incoming seniors wearing matching camo pants and black tops catch up before class on the first day of school at Palo Alto High School on August 14, 2024. The Palo Alto School Board recommended on ...