Sep 24, 2024 · The map shows which states have school cellphone restriction policies across the U.S, followed by a state-by-state breakdown of these policies for the 15 states affected.

Jan 16, 2025 · Florida was the first state to crack down on phones in school, passing a 2023 law that requires all public schools to ban cellphone use during class time and block access to social media on ...

5 days ago · Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds followed through on one of the top issues she presented in her Condition of the State address, introducing a bill to restrict cell phone use in schools.

2 days ago · In May 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 379, making it the first state to use the legislative process to ban cell phones in classrooms. Both chambers of the legislature approved...

Jun 28, 2024 · At least 19 states have laws or policies that ban or restrict students’ use of cellphones in schools statewide or recommend local districts enact their own bans or restrictive policies,...

Aug 28, 2024 · Teachers and administrators cite learning and better mental health as benefits. An increasing number of school districts across the U.S. are banning student cell phone use outside of academic use.

Sep 2, 2024 · Florida banned cellphones across the state in 2023 and Indiana and Ohio passed legislation this year. Other schools are approaching it piecemeal, district by district. Granite School District in...

Jun 9, 2024 · More than 75% of U.S. K-12 public schools prohibit non-academic cellphone use as of 2022 but a handful of states - both Red and Blue - want more laws.

Heading into the 2024-2025 school year, a growing number of states are implementing or considering state-wide bans on cellphones in schools. Many leaders in education and policymakers suggest...

May 23, 2024 · Indiana passed a law in March that will ban cellphones in classrooms starting next school year. And as many as eight other state legislatures, from Kansas to Vermont, have considered bills that...