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 ...

Spokane Public Schools doesn't ban phones in all schools. Instead, certain classrooms or schools make their own policies regarding cell phones in classrooms. Steve Fisk, North Central High School ...

A quick text or social media update at school can result in a discipline referral when elementary and middle schoolers return to classes in August. A new state law bans the use of cell phones and ...

GOP lawmakers have introduced bills that would mandate that phones be securely stored at school or left at home during the ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- The St. Joseph School District rolled out a new rule in 2025 -- no cell phones in the classroom. The district has implemented the rule following the Missouri ...

Policies vary across districts, from phone caddies to requiring phones be off and away. Research on cell phone impact is ongoing, but educators cite distraction and social media concerns. Parents are ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — When your child heads back to school this Fall, they may not be able to use their cell phone in the same way they did last school year. That's because, earlier this year, the ...

Toms River Regional is looking to codify its efforts to keep cell phones out of students' hands for most of the school day.

Classes have started in Eugene and so have classroom cell phone bans. Sept. 2 marked the first day back in school for students in grades K-9 at Bethel School District. As C-Crew peer student leaders ...