Phones sit in a caddy in Kyanna McCall’s seventh-grade classroom at Rolesville Middle School on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. When North Carolina students return to school classrooms this month, one ...

A ninth grader places his cellphone into a phone holder as he enters class in Delta, Utah. Ohio’s Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would forbid the use of cell phones during school instructional ...

OPELIKA, Ala. – (WRBL) – With the start of the 2025–2026 school year, Alabama’s new FOCUS Act is officially in effect — banning student cell phones, smartwatches, and earbuds during the school day at ...

Then State Attorney General Josh Stein answers questions during a town hall on the impacts of social media on youth at Athens Drive High School in Raleigh on March 11, 2024. Now governor, Stein signed ...

Johnston County Public Schools’ crackdown on cellphone usage in the classroom goes beyond what other districts are doing to include teachers in the ban. The Johnston County Board of Education approved ...

At about 11 a.m. on the second day of class at Kaukauna High School, dozens of students were eating lunch in the school common area. While the room was filled with the noise of conversation, some of ...

Digital devices now shape daily instruction in K–12 classrooms. Laptops, tablets, and phones support research, collaboration ...

When North Carolina students return to school classrooms this month, one thing they should keep turned off is their cellphones. A new state law requires public schools to bar students from using their ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. It’s now illegal for North Carolina public school students to have their phones on in class unless there’s an emergency or they get ...