In Ohio’s public schools, students are no longer allowed to use their cell phones during the school day. Principals say the ...

Cellphones are everywhere — including, until recently, in schools. Since 2023, 29 states, including New York, Vermont, Florida, and Texas, have passed laws that require K-12 public schools to enforce ...

Students spend nearly a third of the school day on their phones, and frequent checking may make it harder to stay focused in ...

Researchers collected the data before a new state law limiting students' phone use at school took effect. Education reporter ...

York High School in Maine has implemented a bell-to-bell cellphone ban for students. Students and staff report increased social interaction and fewer classroom distractions since the ban. While ...

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 ...

A student at Green Hope High in Cary puts away a cell phone as class starts. As the bell rings to start a new period at Green Hope High in Cary, students settle into Harrison Miller's earth science ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students prepare to check in with their phones at Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City on Dec. 18. The school's new cellphone ...