They differ in the details of what to prohibit and when, but a variety of bills on student use of cell phones all agree on one thing -- schools across the state need to have some ground rules for students.

The bill bans cell phones, smartwatches, and other emerging technology during classroom hours, which are defined as any time that teachers instruct students during regular school operating hours. Time between classes, lunch periods, recess, and after-school activities are not included in classroom hours.

SOMERSWORTH — Classrooms in all of the city's public schools have been declared no cell-phone areas. Students, administrators and teachers alike are touting its success.

Sanders' school cell phone ban comes at a time when the relationship between the GOP and the tech industry is fast shifting.

Proposed legislation could make it that when the school bell rings, the phones won’t. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell recently introduced<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

The Lee County School District has begun confiscating student cell phones as part of a new policy attempting to "place the focus on learning."

Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are the latest to push for cellphones to be restricted in schools after several states have led the way on the trend. Eight states, including Florida and California, have passed laws that set up a ban on students from using cellphones in the classroom,

D.C. would ban smart phones in public schools under a new bill introduced Monday in the D.C. Council. Why it matters: With English and math test scores sagging, lawmakers hope removing access to personal devices will improve education outcomes.