Teens spent an average of about five hours on their smartphones per day, nearly two hours of which was spent on social media.

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 ...

Under the proposed mandate, high school students would be prohibited from using phones during class time. Middle and ...

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The bill would require school boards board create a cell phone device policy prohibiting use during instructional time.

North Carolina law now bans student cellphone use during instructional time. Exceptions include emergencies, medical needs, and approved educational use. Wake and Johnston counties impose escalating ...

(TNS) — As lawmakers debate banning cellphones in classrooms, schools across Northeast Pennsylvania take different approaches to phones in their buildings. Across the country, 35 states have laws or ...

After a semester with bell-to-bell bans on their mobiles, high school kids sit with a policy they still dislike.

New Mexico schools are part of a nationwide push to curb phone use in classrooms, driven by teacher concerns about disruption ...

A bill that would ban cell phones in the classroom has passed the Michigan House of Representatives. Here's what to know ...

Kansas Senate leaders from both parties unveiled bipartisan legislation on Tuesday that would ban cell phones in K–12 classrooms. The bill, Senate Bill 302, would require Kansas public school ...