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Banning cellphone use in classrooms is paying off, group says

Bell-to-bell cellphone bans are spreading rapidly, rising from 60% to 74% of schools in just one year, according to a new ...
Times of San Diego

Students, teachers face off in first year of new school cell phone rules

There are exceptions to the rules. As an example, students can use their phones riding to and from school on a school bus if it does not interfere with the driver. Students can also access their ...
Columbus Dispatch

State law now bans student cell phone use. But what do local policies say about teachers?

A new Ohio law requires school districts to ban cell phone use by students. But what are the policies for teachers using their phones in school? In Ohio's two-year budget, state lawmakers prohibited ...
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Students are more likely to support this type of school cellphone ban, new research says

Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Rebekah Munro traded in Snapchat for novels this school ...
The Bulletin

Bend High cell phone ban gone ‘smoothly,’ says administration and students

Bend High’s hallways and common area filled Thursday morning with students on their way to class. The extended passing period allowed students more time to eat and socialize. Some were […] ...

Michigan could soon ban student cell phone use in classrooms

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called for restrictions on student cell phone use in class. Many states have already enacted digital device bans at school.