Massachusetts school districts are working to formulate their own phone-use policies before the state dictates one for them.

There are exceptions to the rules. As an example, students can use their phones riding to and from school on a school bus if it does not interfere with the driver. Students can also access their ...

When Ballard High School in Louisville, Ky., restricted the use of cellphones, principal Jason Neuss expected student interaction to improve. He also hoped students would engage more with their ...

A new Ohio law requires school districts to ban cell phone use by students. But what are the policies for teachers using their phones in school? In Ohio's two-year budget, state lawmakers prohibited ...

At about 11 a.m. on the second day of class at Kaukauna High School, dozens of students were eating lunch in the school common area. While the room was filled with the noise of conversation, some of ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. The lunchroom at Central High School in St. Paul is loud, filled with students ...

Incoming seniors wearing matching camo pants and black tops catch up before class on the first day of school at Palo Alto High School on August 14, 2024. The Palo Alto School Board recommended on ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaiʻi Board of Education adopted a brand-new cell phone policy restricting student cell phone usage in Hawaiʻi’s public schools on Feb. 12. The new rules regarding using ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As students returned from winter break across Oregon, a bell-to-bell cell phone ban went into effect in public schools statewide. The policy was put in place by Executive Order ...

Cellphone restrictions are now pervasive. Teachers, parents, and surprisingly students support them. But the bans have had no significant effect —positive or negative—on students’ social life or ...