SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) – Students are back in the classroom without their cell phones this year. With the FOCUS Act signed into law, students are now prohibited from using them during the instructional day. Spain Park High School junior Sai Vajaha is pushing back with a petition to end the ban and it’s gaining…
There are some big statewide changes taking effect in the 2025-26 school year after a busy legislative session. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed House File 782 into law on April 30, which requires schools to create a policy restricting the use of electronic devices. While some districts around central Iowa already had bans on cell phones,…
Mission Consolidated Independent School District now has a new cell phone policy. It was released in connection to the new state law banning cell phones in the classroom. RELATED STORY: Bill that would ban cellphones in Texas public schools heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk The district is allowing students to bring their phones and…
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – Want to know what your school’s cell phone policy will be this fall for students? The state has a website you can check. Governor Hochul implemented a bell-to-bell smartphone ban for students when classes start up next month. Schools had to develop a policy telling Albany how phones would be…
CHARLESTON, W.Va (WCHS) — School is starting back, but one major change has been made. No cell phones will be allowed in West Virginia classrooms starting this school year. “What I want parents to understand is we can’t change the law. We will have to enforce it. Everyone uses a cell phone nonstop. Our kids…
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HANNIBAL (WGEM) – Lawmakers in the Show-Me State are putting new policies in place ahead of next school year. This comes after Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill into law on Wednesday that aims to make K-12 schools safer. Michele McCoy, Hannibal Public School’s director of curriculum instruction, said the district got ahead of…
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — The Rochester City School District is actively seeking public input on how to implement a statewide bell-to-bell cell phone ban set to take effect this fall. The district, which serves 22,000 students, held its first public meeting Tuesday to discuss the policy, which will restrict the use of cell phones and…
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Using a cell phone during class is now prohibited in North Carolina. That goes for any wireless device. The goal of House Bill 959, which was signed into law Tuesday, is to have students pay attention in class and spend less time on social media. Governor Josh Stein spoke on…
FLORIDA – The bill that bans cell phone use for Florida elementary and middle school students during the school day went into effect on Tuesday. RELATED: Here are 25 new Florida laws that will go into effect on July 1 The cell phone change was included in a broader education bill, HB 1105. The bill…