Proposed state law would ban cell phone access for all students; Worcester allows phones
A new bill promoted by the attorney general would place a statewide ban on cellphone access for students during the school day. Attorney General Andrea Campbell sponsored a bill called the STUDY (Safe Technology Use and Distraction-free education for Youth) Act Jan.
AG releases school cell phone recommendations, including ‘bell-to-bell’ bans
The toolkit announced by AG Andrea Campbell outlines three policy frameworks with different levels of cell phone availability in schools.
Oklahoma lawmakers to take up cellphone ban in schools, but emphasize local control
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South Jersey school districts' cellphone policies vary ahead of proposed ban
Gov. Phil Murphy announced his support for a proposal that will direct school districts across New Jersey to adopt policies that ban cellphones from K-12 classrooms.
NJ parents, educators embrace Murphy cellphone ban call in schools. Students weigh in
After New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called for a cellphone ban in schools, parents say they're on board. Will students agree to give up their phones?
DC Council considers complete cell phone ban for DC Public Schools
The D.C. Council is proposing a total cellphone ban across all D.C. public schools. The legislation that would put the ban in place was introduced Monday afternoon at the D.C. Council meeting.
N.J. school districts already cracking down on cellphones amid call for statewide ban
Gov. Phil Murphy is calling for New Jersey schools to ban cellphones in classrooms. But many districts already have policies in place cracking down on phone use to varying degrees. Some of New Jersey’s approximately 600 school districts have been revisiting and toughening longtime cellphone policies in recent months amid rising awareness of problems,
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How is Brockton High's cell phone ban going as MA considers statewide ban?
As state leaders eye a cell phone ban in schools statewide, how are the Yondr pouches working at Brockton High.
New York school cellphone ban one step closer to reality. Here's what Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing.
New York's school cellphone ban is one step closer to a reality, Gov. Kathy Hochul says. Here's how it would work.
DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto proposes cellphone ban
District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) could be the next school system in the DMV region to ban cellphones in schools if ...
Cell phone ban in NY schools? Hochul wants it done under $252B budget plan
A $252 billion New York budget plan by Gov. Kathy Hochul would ban student cell phones during school and hike school aid by ...
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Jericho Board of Education approves cell phone ban in classrooms
Eight years after first proposed, the Jericho Board of Education on Jan. 23 unanimously approved a ban on cell phones in ...
Hochul student cell phone ban would require N.Y. students to give up devices from ‘bell to bell’
Hochul wants to allocate $13.5 million in New York’s state budget to curb the use of cellphones in public schools, the ...
‘I’m just really concerned’: Mass. moves to ban cellphones in schools amid social media harm to kids
A group of Massachusetts state lawmakers and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have filed bills that would place restrictions ...