N.Y. set to become largest state in U.S. to enact school cellphone ban

Alabama lawmakers vote to ban cellphone use in K-12 public schools

Alabama will soon join the states that have banned or restricted the presence of cellphones in schools

N.Y. set to become largest state in U.S. to enact school cellphone ban

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Florida lawmakers bar students from using cellphones during the day at school

Florida lawmakers late Friday approved barring students in elementary and middle schools from using cell phones during the school day — and testing the idea in high schools. Current law prevents students from using cell phones during instructional time, but the change would expand that prohibition to throughout the school day in elementary and middle schools. Rep. Demi Busatta, a...

Phone Ban: NY To Become Largest State With Bell-To-Bell Restrictions On Student Smartphones

New York classrooms are dialing down distractions.Come this fall, all K-12 public schools in New York will implement bell-to-bell bans on student cell phone use, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office announced Tuesday, May 6. The sweeping new policy,…