KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – In just the few weeks since school started, the number of Knox County students violating the district’s cell phone policy has almost doubled the previous counts from entire school years. Knox County Schools’ Carly Harrington confirmed Friday that the district had logged 977 electronic device violations since school started on Aug….
Watertown, Mass., school first in country to pilot new app limiting students internet access Updated: 4:14 PM EDT Aug 27, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ Watertown High School will be the first public school in the country to roll out a new app designed to limit students’ screen time in the classroom. The app, called the…
CPS continuing policies limiting cell phone usage as Ohio law takes effect for first school year SCHOOL COVERAGE WITH OUR AREA’S BIGGEST DISTRICT KICKING OFF THE NEW YEAR TODAY AND OUR CO-ANCHOR STEVEN ALBRITTON LIVE AT ETHEL TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO, STEPHEN, YOU HAVE AN IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT THE RULES FOR CELL PHONE USE. YES,…
OREGON – Governor Tina Kotek signed Executive Order 25-09 in July, prohibiting cell phone use during K-12 school hours across Oregon. The order aims to enhance student learning and mental health by reducing distractions. Districts are required to adopt a policy prohibiting cell phone use by students by October 31, 2025, and those policies must…
Debate over devices in school: Parents, students, teachers and experts weigh in A new Florida law requires bans cell phone use for Elementary and Middle school students during the entire school day BIG TOPIC THAT PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS ARE TALKING ABOUT, AND THIS YEAR IT’S CELL PHONE USE IN CLASS, FUELED BY A NEW…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) – Florida students are heading back to school without their phones in class. A state law that just went into effect this school year is cracking down on cell phone use in public schools. Under the new law, elementary and middle school students aren’t allowed to use phones at…
WILL NEED TO ADJUST TO A NEW WAY OF COMMUNICATING. A KENTUCKY LAW NOW REQUIRES ALL DISTRICTS TO USE TRACEABLE COMMUNICATION APPS. ADDIE MEINERS WAS IN HARDIN COUNTY TODAY, WHERE THE NEW APP THAT MOST DISTRICTS WILL USE WAS ALREADY BEING IMPLEMENTED. HARDIN COUNTY SCHOOLS WAS ALREADY WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING AN APPLICATION FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS…
Massachusetts lawmakers and educators are pushing forward with a bill that, if passed into law, would ban cell phones in public schools statewide.”This legislation is not about punishing students, it’s about helping them succeed,” the President of the Framingham Teachers’ Association, Christine Mulroney, said.The ban would be bell-to-bell and would prohibit all cellphones and personal…
The Volusia County School Board voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt new, prohibitive cellphone and smart device use policies for students in county schools.The new policies follow a new state law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year. The law bans cellphone use during the school day for elementary and middle school students. High…
A student from northwestern China who was tricked into a scam in Myanmar was unexpectedly released after the gang learned he had a “bright future”. Peng Yuxuan, 19, from Hanzhong City in Shaanxi province, had just retaken China’s national college entrance exam known as the gaokao in June. His scores and intended university have not…