At one high school in Washington state, students are allowed to use their phones during lunch breaks and between classes. Principals say they want to help students develop a healthier relationship ...

Nearly half of Americans say they are “addicted” to their cell phones, according to the 2026 Cell Phone Usage Stats Report ...

School districts are rolling out the state-mandated cell phone ban differently, but superintendents appreciate the return to students socializing without them. Benton-Carroll-Salem Superintendent ...

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 ...

New York City kids will be banned from using cellphones, tablets and smartwatches during the school day starting this fall. Each of the Big Apple’s roughly 1,600 public schools will decide how to roll ...

A quick text or social media update at school can result in a discipline referral when elementary and middle schoolers return to classes in August. A new state law bans the use of cell phones and ...

Historically, it's been car enthusiasts of the particularly determined variety who have created technological ways to deal with speeding, with mostly legal radar detectors and extra-legal laser ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Governor Mike Kehoe signed a new bill into law last week that bans students from using cell phones, and now local schools, including the Parkway School District, are following ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — When your child heads back to school this Fall, they may not be able to use their cell phone in the same way they did last school year. That's because, earlier this year, the ...

I have a love-hate relationship with my kids' smartphones. So I was relieved when I saw that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed legislation that bans cell phones in public schools. School starts ...

The policy comes as districts across the country are tightening rules regulating cell phone use in schools. The crackdown itself is, at least partly, in response to a growing body of research that ...

Authorities around the world can use your cell phone to track your location and potentially access other sensitive private information about you. One possible protection from this data collection is a ...