ELGIN, Okla. (KSWO) – Elgin Public Schools has announced it’s new policy regarding student cell phone use. Starting this school year, students will no longer be allowed to use personal electronic devices while on school grounds from bell-to-bell. That includes phones, smart watches, tablets, laptops, smart headphones, smart glasses and more. High school students will…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Alachua County Public Schools officials have finalized new cellphone policies for students to comply with a state law passed this year. The Alachua County School District’s new phone policy will go into effect starting on Aug. 11, 2025, the first day of classes. Students at all elementary and middle schools in…
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Ga. (WCTV) – Across several counties in South Georgia, school officials are falling in line with state law to crack down on cell phone usage in the classroom. In Seminole County, students filed back to class on Thursday and tucked away their phones. Cell phones are not allowed on campus for elementary and…
GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) — Younger students at Gilbert Public Schools will soon have to be off their phones nearly all the time when they go to school. The GPS Governing Board approved on Tuesday a student code of conduct that includes a ban on cellphones for K-8 students. It means students can’t use the devices…
LOOKED INTO BOTH OF THEM FOR YOU TODAY. CONVERSATIONS IN THE CAPITOL SEEM CLEAR. OKLAHOMA STUDENTS WILL LIKELY BE BANNED FROM HAVING CELL PHONES IN THE CLASSROOM. INSIDE THE SENATE’S EDUCATION COMMITTEE TUESDAY, THE TALKS ON OKLAHOMA STUDENTS AND THEIR PHONES PICKED BACK UP. HOW MANY MORE KIDS HAVE BEEN BULLIED? HOW MANY MORE INAPPROPRIATE…
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will return to classes on Tuesday with a major new rule in place — a ban on cell phones in classrooms. The district’s board passed a resolution in June in a 5-2 vote calling for a prohibition on students’ use of cell phones…
This week, a bill to ban cellphones in schools moved halfway through the state Capitol after passing the House.On Friday, KOCO 5 reached out to your school districts to see what they think about your student’s phone in school.Decisions impacting your children happen at the state Capitol every day, and their phones could be banned…
‘Don’t touch the hotel phone.” I remember saying that to my small twins while traveling the world on vacations. I was terrified they would make a phone call, bearing in mind the colossal charges of outside calls from the guest room. That was in the late 20th century, in a world with no cellphones….
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Alabama State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey is hanging up on phones in school. He said the current law that leaves cell phone policies up to individual school districts is outdated. “The problem is they’re not phones, they’re super computers,” Mackey said. “If we were to go back to school and they…
School administrators provided mostly positive feedback to lawmakers curious about implementation of a 2023 law prohibiting students from using their phones. School officials provided the House Student Academic Success Subcommittee feedback last week on HB 379, a 2023 law that prohibits phone use during instructional time, prohibits access to certain websites on school networks, and requires…