The growing resistance to phones on school grounds has been burgeoning since one state enacted new laws in elementary and middle schools in 2023.

Students at California’s San Mateo High School, about 20 minutes south of San Francisco, have been prohibited since 2019 from ...

Before Texas passed its cellphone ban in public schools, policies across San Antonio districts varied from campus to campus.

Teachers, locally and statewide have complained for years that cell phone use during school hours had gotten out of control.

Cellphones will be banned at Texas schools starting Sept. 1 under a new bill signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott. House Bill ...

A new law means Texas students in public schools and open enrollment charter schools will no longer be allowed to use ...

A newly minted state law regulating cell phone use in school does not seem to impact local districts very much since many already have similar policies in effect. House Bill 1481 gives public school ...

Students are outraged. Parents are divided. Texas may soon ban phones in schools—what that means for your child’s safety and ...

Texas students will no longer be allowed to use personal communication devices, like phones, smartwatches, and tablets, ...

McKinstry said the district’s resource officer explained that students' cell phone use in an emergency can actually make things worse. "The biggest thing the parents wanted kids to have their ...

A new Florida law restricts cellphone use for elementary and middle school students during school hours, with looser ...