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 ...

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 ...

Bell-to-bell cellphone bans are spreading rapidly, rising from 60% to 74% of schools in just one year, according to a new ...

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 ...

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 ...

Legislation filed Wednesday would bar North Carolina public school students from using cellphones at schools during instructional time. Senate Bill 55 requires school boards and charter schools to ...

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?

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

Before the school year started, Farmingdale High School Principal Jed Herman worried his job would be consumed with enforcing the state’s bell-to-bell cellphone ban. "I thought I’d be more of a phone ...

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

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

North Carolina law now bans student cellphone use during instructional time. Exceptions include emergencies, medical needs, and approved educational use. Wake and Johnston counties impose escalating ...