SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place ...

MIDDLETOWN — A new school policy will make Middletown students turn off and put away their cell phones when school starts next week. The Middletown Board of Education's new "Away for the Day" ...

Florida and Indiana passed laws to ban cellphones during class; New York may join. My children go to school in Montclair, New Jersey, and the district is planning to do the same. I support the move ...

York High students are adjusting to a new school year without their phones — and discovering unexpected upsides.

AS HIGH SCHOOLS across Contra Costa County and the state of California have been finding ways to enforce Gov. Gavin Newsom's ...

A Knoxville school has become the first in Knox County to implement a total ban on cell phones in classrooms, a policy that reflects a growing national trend among schools looking to boost student ...

Cell phones in classrooms—yes or no? Do you know how long it takes a child to refocus after being on their phone? With July cruising into its last week, the start of the school year rapidly approaches ...

MONTGOMERY, Texas – Montgomery ISD announced changes to the district’s cell phone policy following a board workshop. The district said students in Montgomery ISD will be allowed to have cell phones on ...

FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio -- A 2023 Pew Research Center survey revealed that 72 percent of high school teachers reported that cell phones distracting students is a major problem in the classroom. With that ...

Across the United States, more schools are implementing policies restricting cellphones as concerns about digital distraction, mental health and academic performance rise. The scale of the issue is ...