As students across North Texas head back to class this week, they’re also adjusting to a major new rule: Cell phones, smartwatches, earbuds, and other personal electronic devices are not allowed to be ...

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Thursday to ban cell phones in schools throughout New Jersey. The State Senate originally passed Bill S3695 last month, which calls for guidelines to restrict and/or ban ...

DAYTON — Ohio’s new two-year state budget, that Governor Mike DeWine signed into law this summer, will impact students in this new school year. It includes a ban on cell phones in public K-12 ...

This year, public school, BOCES and magnet school students are expected to stow away their personal devices from the first bell to the last. Suffern Middle School has had a bell-to-bell ban on ...

This article has been updated to reflect updates provided by Upper Arlington City Schools and Olentangy Local Schools. The new school year is almost here, and with new Ohio laws surrounding cell phone ...

Gov. Murphy has called for a statewide ban on cell phones in schools and proposed a grant program. Districts are divided on the cell phone issue, with some citing safety concerns and others ...

CINCINNATI — As Ohio students return to classrooms for a new semester, many are facing a big change. Across the state, cell phones are now banned in schools. The new law took effect at the start of ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –After forcing every school to come up with cell phone policies last year, lawmakers are back, this time with a potential ban on cell phones in schools. Building on last year’s ...