Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios A growing number of states are banning banning cell phones in schools — almost always with bipartisan support. Why it matters: Parents are divided over these policies, which are ...

Cell phone bans in school are ramping up as more states consider policies that have been cheered by many educators but still face trepidation from parents.   New York and New Jersey are the latest ...

Under Murphy’s proposal for phone-free schools, the state Department of Education would develop guidelines for the state’s more than 600 school districts to develop policies banning cell phones.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD was one of several North Texas school districts that adopted new policies last summer barring ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following ...

Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell proposes the "Study Act" to restrict cell phone use in schools, aiming to protect students' mental health and learning environment.

Under the bill, the Alabama State Board of Education would adopt a model policy for local school boards, prohibiting students ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a ...

“Kids will interact more ... “When the teacher lets you use the cell phone, it is because he wants you to do searches,” she said. “There’s still a lot of things that schools can ...

The middle school and high school in Torrington implemented the cellphone ban in the spring of 2022.