ARDEN HILLS, Minn. — Making a big change like taking cell phones away from teenagers in school means there's a need for making a sound plan for principals like Rob Reetz at Mounds View High School. “I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phones sit in a caddy in a seventh-grade classroom at Rolesville Middle School on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (Travis ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A new bill in the Utah State Legislature could take away students' phones during class time. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore (R-South Jordan), who sponsored SB178S1, says the bill is designed ...

On September 23, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Phone-Free Schools Act into law. This legislation requires all public schools in California to develop and implement policies restricting ...

When Alabama enacted a new law keeping phones out of classrooms for the 2025-2026 school year, one teacher saw an instant change. “Today, all of my students, 100% of them, took notes in my class, did ...

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed multiple new state laws into order. This includes Executive Order 33, which calls for schools to adopt a full “bell-to-bell” cell phone policy. This policy is ...

Three Milwaukee area school districts implemented new cell phone policies for the 2024-25 school year, restricting student access during class. The districts have reported improved classroom behavior, ...

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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 ...

MADISON, Wis. – All Wisconsin public school students could soon see their cell phones taken away while in school if a proposed bill passes the legislature this year. Rep. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay ...