Feb. 10, 2026, 2:40 p.m. ET
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer poses for photos with Waverly High School staff and others, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School after signing legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools.
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![A table set up for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, seen Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County before Whitmer signed legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]](https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/02/10/PLSJ/88607614007-cellphones-whitmer-4215.jpg?width=660&height=470&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A table set up for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, seen Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County before Whitmer signed legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]
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![Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, before signing legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]](https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/02/10/PLSJ/88607613007-cellphones-whitmer-00947.jpg?width=660&height=395&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, before signing legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]
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![Rep. Mark Tisdel, R-Rochester Hills, speaks Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, where Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, middle, signed legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]](https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/02/10/PLSJ/88607152007-cellphones-whitmer-00826.jpg?width=660&height=449&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Rep. Mark Tisdel, R-Rochester Hills, speaks Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, where Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, middle, signed legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]
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![Sen. Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia, speaks Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, where Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools.[Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]](https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/02/10/PLSJ/88607151007-cellphones-whitmer-00878.jpg?width=660&height=401&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Sen. Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia, speaks Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, where Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools.[Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]
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![Flanked by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Rep. Mark Tisdel, R-Rochester Hills, Waverly Community Schools Superintendent Glenn Mitcham (at podium) speaks Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, before Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]](https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/02/10/PLSJ/88607153007-cellphones-whitmer-4240.jpg?width=660&height=513&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Flanked by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Rep. Mark Tisdel, R-Rochester Hills, Waverly Community Schools Superintendent Glenn Mitcham (at podium) speaks Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, before Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]
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![Sen. Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia, right, speaks Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, where Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]](https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/02/10/PLSJ/88607149007-cellphones-whitmer-00873.jpg?width=660&height=488&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Sen. Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia, right, speaks Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, where Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]
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![Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs legislation banning cellphones in classrooms, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, as students and other legislators look on. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]](https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/02/10/PLSJ/88607154007-cellphones-whitmer-4283.jpg?width=660&height=431&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs legislation banning cellphones in classrooms, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, as students and other legislators look on. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]
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![Rep. Mark Tisdel, R-Rochester Hills, speaks to members of the press, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, following Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's signing of cell phone legislation in Michigan schools. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]](https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/02/10/PLSJ/88607616007-cellphones-whitmer-4324.jpg?width=660&height=369&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Rep. Mark Tisdel, R-Rochester Hills, speaks to members of the press, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, following Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s signing of cell phone legislation in Michigan schools. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]
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![Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with members of the press, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, after signing legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]](https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/02/10/PLSJ/88607615007-cellphones-whitmer-4311.jpg?width=660&height=410&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with members of the press, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School in Eaton County, after signing legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools. [Matthew Dae Smith/USA Today Network]
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Waverly junior Grady Garner, left, takes a picture of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer with his cellphone, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Waverly High School after Whitmer signed legislation to reduce cellphone distractions in schools.
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