Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jamaal Wellman places his phone in a caddy at the start of a seventh-grade social studies class at Rolesville Middle School on ...

An update to the current cell phone ban in Virginia schools was included among the batch of bills signed by Gov. Abigail ...

While a new Indiana law mandates a ban on students using personal cellphones and wireless devices in the state’s public ...

York High School in Maine has implemented a bell-to-bell cellphone ban for students. Students and staff report increased social interaction and fewer classroom distractions since the ban. While ...

Students are more engaged, and safer, when they put their phones away, two Connecticut police experts write.

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 rely on technology due to their social, academic and personal obligations. Despite device usage necessities, ...

While cellphone bans at schools can help students connect more with peers, they can also make students feel less safe and independent, writes Corinne Brion, associate professor of educational ...

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 ...

Quincy Public Schools plans a strict cell phone ban for middle and high schoolers, requiring devices to be locked in pouches.