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Schools that banned phones a few years ago have advice on how to make it work. CalMatters reports on how California's governor is calling for a statewide crackdown on cell phones in schools, an ...
The idea has been rapidly gaining bipartisan ground in the states.
Other large school districts, such as Los Angeles, were able to ban phones on school campuses. Florida banned cellphones across the state in 2023 and Indiana and Ohio passed legislation this year ...
Florida was the first state to crack down on phones in school, passing a 2023 law that requires all public schools to ban cellphone use during class time and block access to social media on district Wi-Fi. A 2024 California law requires the state’s nearly 1,000 school districts to create their own cellphone policies by July 2026.
Denmark does not have a mobile phone ban, but nevertheless the Danish Ministry of Education advised that mobile phones must be kept out of classrooms. Therefore, many schools up to 7th grade offer "cell phone hotels" for students to store their devices. Still, mobile phones are allowed in higher schools during breaks and free periods. [37]
Some districts that have banned phones are struggling to enforce the rules, because they say students or parents are refusing to comply. Kids are also finding innovative ways to bring them into ...
New legislation signed last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom makes it mandatory to ban or limit cell phone use during school hours beginning in the 2026 academic year. It was authored by Sacramento-area ...
California Assembly Bill 3216, introduced in February, would require school districts to adopt a policy to limit or prohibit student use of smartphones while at school or under the supervision of ...