Newsom had also signed a law in 2019 granting districts the authority to regulate student smartphone access during school ...

This scene is one California lawmakers are hoping ... on what constitutes an emergency, leaving it to schools to decide. Student cellphone use at L.A. public schools will be banned starting ...

If signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Phone-Free Schools Act would require schools to create plans to limit or ban phone use by July 2026.

If enacted, California would join Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, South Carolina and Ohio in passing statewide cellphone use ...

Rebecca Holt, a sixth grade teacher in Bel Air, has noticed students hiding their cellphones behind their books or taking ...

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said that cellphone use in schools has an "extremely harmful" impact on students.

The U.S. Department of Education will release new guidelines on cell phone use in schools in October, as a growing number of ...

Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath on Wednesday said next year lawmakers should ban the use of cellphones in ...

Students' cell phones are collected by school administration before the start of the spring break at the "Lost and Found" at ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who previously spoke in favor of limits on cellphone use, is expected to sign the Phone-Free Schools Act, also known as Assembly Bill 3216. If he does, California will become ...

All students attending public schools in California may be prohibited from ... who has previously spoken in favor of limiting cellphone use by students, is expected to sign the bill.

California would be the fifth state to require school districts to limit students ... “It's either you pass the class or you use your cellphone and not pass the class,” David said.