Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called for restrictions on student cell phone use in class. Many states have already enacted digital device bans at school.

It’s no secret teens spend a lot of time in front of screens – something like eight and a half hours daily, according to a 2021 survey.

As students start school this year, 17 states and the District of Columbia are imposing new cellphone restrictions. In total, 35 states have passed laws or rules to limit student phone use in schools.

COLUMBIA, Mo. – School districts around Missouri are preparing for a new school year with a new law that prohibits students from using cell phones during the school day. “There’s going to be a ...

Before coming to Lansing to serve in the Michigan Legislature, state Rep. Matt Koleszar, D-Plymouth, was in the classroom. As a teacher, he said the most frequent instruction he gave his students was ...

In the San Diego Unified School District, school returned as always this fall, but with a change: new rules about cell phone use, driven by a new state law requiring all schools to enact a policy ...