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 ...

The law aims to reduce classroom distractions and improve students' mental health by limiting access to social media during ...

As the concern over cell phones in the classroom rises, banning them from schools will not solve the deep-rooted issue, says ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — Edison students returned to the classroom for the first time this school year on Wednesday morning, marking the start of a new academic year with significant changes.

The “Distraction Free Act” requires public schools across Georgia to create a plan to ban cell phones in classrooms for ...

In what lawmakers say is the final phase-in of a cell phone ban, Ohio schools will now be required to have a policy limiting cell phone use in the classroom. The updated Ohio law, included in the ...

ARDEN HILLS, Minn. — Mounds View High School’s principal says a ban on cell phones in the class room is already paying off. Rob Reetz enacted the new rules ahead of a new Minnesota law requiring ...

OPELIKA, Ala. – (WRBL) – With the start of the 2025–2026 school year, Alabama’s new FOCUS Act is officially in effect — banning student cell phones, smartwatches, and earbuds during the school day at ...

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 ...