At one high school in Washington state, students are allowed to use their phones during lunch breaks and between classes. Principals say they want to help students develop a healthier relationship ...

Starting this fall, students in East Texas will have to keep their cell phones out of sight and out of mind due to a new state law aimed at reducing distractions and protecting student privacy. House ...

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 ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Along with every other public school in the state of Texas, Lubbock ISD is banning the use of cell phones. House Bill 1481 prohibits the use of all personal communication ...

Greg Cabana, a veteran government teacher, remembers a time where his job as an educator felt secondary to being the phone police. “It was absolutely every class period,” Cabana told CNN. “It wasn’t ...

School districts are rolling out the state-mandated cell phone ban differently, but superintendents appreciate the return to students socializing without them. Benton-Carroll-Salem Superintendent ...

Act 122 is now in effect for the 2025-2026 school year, banning student cell phone use in Arkansas public schools. The “Bell to Bell, No Cell” law, passed under Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in February ...