The Knox County Board of Education voted to advance a policy limiting student cell phone use during school hours.

The Knox County Board of Education met on Thursday to discuss several policies ahead of the upcoming academic year, including changes to the district’s cellphone policy.

There are some exceptions to the proposed “phone-free” rule, which if passed would go into effect on July 1 of next year. The ...

As a bill banning cell phones in public schools picks up steam on Beacon Hill, parents and advocates against early smartphone use are speaking out in favor as well.

House Bill 959 requires school districts to have a policy requiring cellphones and other electronic devices, like tablets and ...

Essentially, it’s an extension of the pilot program that was in place at Treasure Mountain Junior High last year to all ...

According to the Pew Research Center, 67% of American adults support banning smartphones during class time, although only 36% ...

There was a different vibe at Homewood-Flossmoor High School this past school year, and some administrators and teachers ...

How are we going to ensure that every site implements this policy consistently, when the last policy — which was almost the ...

A bell-to-bell cellphone ban will be enforced at Norman Public Schools beginning the 2025-26 school year as required by a ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe also signed a bill that seeks to support victims of college hazing, and a bill expanding the use of ...

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