In public schools across the country, states are implementing "bell-to-bell" cell phone bans—policies that restrict smartphone use among students throughout the entire school day. As of this fall, 30 ...

Many states and school districts now ban or restrict the use of cell phones in schools. But what do the kids think about this? Student journalists in New Jersey brought this question to their ...

"WE'RE ECSTATIC WITH THE RESULTS WE’RE SEEING. IT’S ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE. A SMALL TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT TAKES THE PLUNGE ON RESTRICTING CELL PHONE USE, AND THEY’RE GLAD THEY DID. IT’S SOMETHING THE ...

JCPS implemented a district-wide cell phone ban for students during school hours, effective Aug. 7. The ban, prompted by a new state law, prohibits cell phone use during class, lunch and passing ...

(Stacker) - Many kids get their first phone as a gift. In fact, according to a 2022 study in JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 59.1% of participants (kids ages 4-18) reported getting their first cell ...

An effort to rein in student cell phone use in Colorado classrooms is underway at the Capitol. The bipartisan legislative proposal isn’t mandating a statewide ban of phones in classrooms. Instead, it ...