Wake County school leaders gave initial approval Tuesday to restricting student cellphone use in school but said major revisions could be made before the policy is finally adopted. The new student ...

The hold that phones have on adolescents in America today is well-documented, but teachers say parents are often not aware to what extent students use them inside the classroom. And increasingly, ...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - In an effort to get phones down and learning up in the classroom, a bill passed by the North Carolina General Assembly requires all of the state’s school boards to ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Florida students are heading back to school without their phones in class. A state law that just went into effect this school year is cracking ...

A Tennessee law banning cell phones and other devices like laptops and smartwatches is in effect. Although individual districts may set their own policies, the law includes a provision allowing ...

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 ...