Ohio is an example of a state that has clamped down on students' cellphone usage over the past 18 months.

Maryland schools may soon be able to limit student cellphone use under a proposed bill. The Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act, sponsored by Del. Adrian Boago and Sen. Kevin Harris, would go into effect ...

Legislation to ban student cell phone use in class moved one step closer to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk. The Michigan Senate voted on a pair of bills Thursday, Jan. 22 that would prohibit students ...

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Senate approved Senate Bill 495 and House Bill 4141, aiming to limit student cell phone use during instructional time in schools. After months of negotiations, lawmakers ...

Lansing — The Michigan House on Wednesday approved legislation that would bar cell phone usage during instructional time in Michigan K-12 public schools, with some exceptions for medical conditions or ...

TUPELO — The Tupelo Public School District is considering banning students from using cellular devices after a group of concerned parents presented a petition to do just that districtwide. Parent and ...

ABC News' Peter Charalambous reports on the criminal trial of Adrian Gonzales, a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer. The biggest myth about Trump’s base (and why many believe it) Actor Kiefer ...

Shreya Hessler’s students said they felt trapped in a phone prison. One student picked up her device 190 times a day. Another had downloaded 55 games. A third learned from an app that, at his current ...

It’s no secret teens spend a lot of time in front of screens — something like eight and a half hours daily, according to a 2021 survey. A new study from the University of Washington School of Medicine ...

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In 2026, all school districts in California will be required to adopt policies restricting or prohibiting students’ use of smartphones during the school day. The new law also requires the policy to be ...

The concept of the wind phone started 15 years ago in Japan. A disconnected phone in a secluded area, where the person grieving can perform the ritual they did countless times when their loved one was ...