Missouri bills set for hearings this week that aim to ban cellphones during class instruction time
For more than a decade, schools across the country and in Missouri have continued to set and change policies related to students using cellphones in school.
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EDITORIAL: Graduated ban on cellphone use right school course
It appears that consensus continues to build for some form of cellphone restrictions in the state's public schools. Whether codified by state law, or instituted through guidelines issued by the ...
Three candidates compete for Oklahoma City schools board chairperson seat
The three candidates discussed their stances on counting undocumented students, banning cellphones in classrooms and the ...
Northeast Wisconsin legislators propose school cell phone ban. How would it work?
Elsewhere in the state, iIn 2023, West Allis-West Milwaukee schools banned cellphones at intermediate and high schools during ...
Some Connecticut lawmakers want to restrict cell phones in all schools. Here's what proposal says
One bill would require local and regional boards of education to adopt policies limiting the use of cell phones by all ...
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Arkansas lawmakers, governor supportive of legislation to ban cell phone use in schools
During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas lawmakers are trying to address phone usage in schools. The Bell to Bell Cell ...
Close Up: School officials say cell phone ban is working; lawmakers want restrictions statewide
On this week's episode of Close Up, we take a deep look into cell phone use in Iowa schools and how successful bans and other ...
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Oklahoma Bills Would Restrict Student Cellphone Use, Social Media, Sex Ed
Multiple bills target children’s social media use. Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, aims to ban social media accounts for anyone under 16 with SB 838 and, with SB 839, to deem social media addictive ...
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Another Voice: State's proposed 'bell to bell' cellphone ban is a necessity
On principle, as an educator, I tend to be on the absolutely-not side of banning things, but when Gov. Kathy Hochul and ...
Maryland bills would require schools to restrict cellphone use: ‘We have a problem in our classrooms’
As Maryland lawmakers review legislation aimed at curbing student cellphone use in schools, a clear agreement is emerging ...
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State board: No easy answers on school cell phone bans
Attorney General Andrea Campbell wants to stop students from using cell phones in schools. But education regulators seem unsure how far they should go — especially when that ...
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Bay State uncertain about cell phone ban in schools
Attorney General Andrea Campbell wants to stop students from using cell phones in schools. But education regulators seem unsure how far they should go — especially when that ...