When North Carolina students return to school classrooms this month, one thing they should keep turned off is their cellphones. A new state law requires public schools to bar students from using their ...

Jamaal Wellman places his phone in a caddy at the start of a seventh-grade social studies class at Rolesville Middle School on March 27, 2024. North Carolina lawmakers are poised to pass a bill that ...

When the phone ban started, Averill Park bought a ping pong table. It is now so beloved that players said they would choose it over ending the phone ban.

Now, does a phone come through? Yes, it does,” Principal Kevin McCaskill said. “But is that the norm? The answer is no.” What do staff say?

SAN FRANCISCO — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets ...

HOUSTON -- Carrying bright, neon posters and asking supporters to honk, students and parents are protesting outside Sam Houston High School in Texas. District officials confirm they are reviewing the ...

Students in Hinsdale High School District 86 and Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 have limits on when they ...

The New Mexico Senate Education committee on Feb. 9, 2026, advanced a proposed bill that would require all school districts ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called for restrictions on student cell phone use in class. Many states have already enacted ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. North Carolina law now bans student cellphone use during instructional time. Exceptions include emergencies, medical needs, and ...