A new Ohio law requires school districts to ban cell phone use by students. But what are the policies for teachers using their phones in school? In Ohio's two-year budget, state lawmakers prohibited ...

(The Center Square) – The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says the current plan to allow local schools to decide cell phone rules for themselves is “weaker” than it should be. Assembly ...

Gov. Tina Kotek signed an executive order banning cell phones in schools. While implementation isn't required until January, some districts are getting a head start. Bethel School District started ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - District leaders are calling it a culture shift within Jefferson County Public Schools. Less than a month into the district’s first school year with a new cellphone ban, JCPS ...

Students across the Capital Region are heading back to the classroom for the first year with a bell-to-bell cell phone ban in place. Some districts have already had similar policies in place for years ...

The middle school teacher and mom herself tells PEOPLE about the struggles and successes of the policy's first semester at her school Katie Buffum Katie Buffum, principal at Woodland Park Middle ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A Waco man was indicted Thursday in the Feb. 22 shooting death of another man during an apparent dispute over a cell phone left at an East Waco gas station. A McLennan County ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for a new state law to limit student cell phone use at school. The Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate introduced competing plans to restrict student ...

BRIGHTON, N.Y. – New York students are back in the classroom with a new rule in place. Starting this year, New York schools have banned electronics like phones, tablets and smartwatches in the ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the Vote, ...

The Northshore School District has implemented its new cell phone policy for the 2025-26 school year, aiming to reduce distractions and address behavioral concerns such as cyberbullying and student ...