When Missouri K-12 public school students head back to school this fall, they won’t be able to use their phones during school ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signs a new bill banning cell phone use in K-12 schools, effective Aug. 28. ST. LOUIS — On Wednesday ...

The Parents Television and Media Council reports that every U.S. state has made some effort to curb classroom cell phone use.

Ohio lawmakers have been moving toward banning cell phones for some time. They passed a law in 2024 that required school ...

It might be too late for parents to dream about a screen-free summer for their kids, but the Massachusetts Senate is moving ...

Massachusetts state senators are advancing legislation to ban cell phones in schools.Lawmakers voted unanimously Tuesday to send the bill to a Senate<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

On Thursday, Gov. Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 68, which bans cell phones in public schools throughout the day, including during lunch and passing periods. Some school districts already have no phone ...

This is part 19 of a series by the Local News Network at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

It's less clear what reception the proposal will get across the hall. House Speaker Ron Mariano has said that he recognizes that phones are a distraction in schools and that he also understands ...

The recent decision by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek to ban cell phones in classrooms has sparked a variety of reactions from ...

The bill that bans cell phone use for Florida elementary and middle school students during the school day went into effect on ...