Book checkouts at Dallas ISD have increased notably since a state cellphone ban began in August. In this photo, the Thomas Jefferson High School Library. Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer

On the bright side:

Texas cellphone ban is leading Dallas kids back to the library 📚 📵

Dallas ISD reports a notable increase in book checkouts across schools.

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As districts explore limits on student cell phone use, parent perspectives point to the importance of communication and clarity.

Providing clear, accessible information helps families understand not just what is changing, but why💡

#EdTrustMA #CellphoneBan

Florida’s cellphone ban hasn’t reversed testing score trends | Opinion Teens have been trying to tell us the real problem: The problem with schools is schools.

Today I note how, after Florida implemented their #cellphoneban in schools, Florida's national standardized testing scores dropped.

We need to work harder to improve schools by improving schools, not by banning technology.

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‘No Holding’ Law In Arizona Curbs Calls, But Not Texts And Other Uses After a ban on holding a cellphone while driving was passed in Arizona, handheld conversations decreased 26%, but drivers didn’t stop scrolling, swiping, or typing.

“The fact that drivers continued to type and scroll in the wake of a law that made it illegal even to hold the device shows how hard it’s going to be to stop this behavior.”

#noholding’law, #cellphoneban, #handheld, #texting, #IIHS #roadsafety #enforcement, #crashrisk, #distracteddriving

Cellphones in schools – more states are taking action to reduce student distraction without eliminating tech access More school systems are providing digital devices for students to use in the classroom, making it harder to justify students having personal cellphones in class.

My Take: Well, since they clearly can't read or write, maybe taking the cell phones away isn't a bad thing.

#sme #education #technology #cellphoneban #theconversation

Color photo: A yellow rectangular corded phone hung on a yellow-wallpapered wall. Its curly-q cord (the long kind from everyone's kitchen) hangs so low it drops out of the frame. An artsy vignette draws the eye to the center of the image, while the edges are in deep shadow. 📸: Al Butler

☎️Landlines are making a comeback, y'all, and it's helping teachers regain control of their classrooms!🙌

https://tincan.kids/
📸: Al Butler

#cellphoneban #nophonesinclass

It’s Been a Tough Week A school lockdown scare

A school lockdown scare yesterday, the first since the Texas cell phone ban. My Mom heart can’t handle this world. #texassucks #cellphoneban #schoollockdown #momlife

School ban on cell phones applies to rest of us as well Times Union story finds Plattsburgh is being hit hard by tourist boycott

Worried about the new #cellphoneban in local schools? Don't be! It's for the best. In fact, we all should be leaving our #cellphones at home more.
#gensfalls #queensbury #newspapers #journalism
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Students face new cellphone restrictions in 17 states as school year begins Jamel Bishop is seeing a big change in his classrooms as he begins his senior year at Doss High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where cellphones are now banned during instructional time. In previous years, students often weren’t paying attention and wasted class time by repeating questions, the teenager said. Now, teachers can provide “more one-on-one [...]

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Raising a Pseudo-Millennial Why My Kid’s iPod Nano Is the Perfect Response to Digital Gatekeeping

MO banned phones in schools.

Spotify & YouTube want our data.

My kid went punk—retro tech, retro methods to attain music, no leash.

Raise kids to jailbreak life, not hope for access.

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#CyberPunk #Missouri #CellPhoneBan #JailbreakLife

Missouri’s New Anti‑Cellphone Law for Schools Misses the Point Why parents want cellphones in Missouri schools

Missouri’s new cellphone law claims to restore focus in classrooms, but in reality it severs the only lifeline many parents have in a world where school safety is far from guaranteed. #Missouri #CellPhoneBan
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First school year of Manitoba cellphone ban well-received: minister Maggie MacintoshLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterWinnipeg Free PressSweeping restrictions on cellphone use in schools are here to stay, despite frustrati

First school year of Manitoba cellphone ban well-received: minister

Maggie Macintosh, LJI Reporter, Winnipeg Free Press

#CellphoneBanInSchools #CommunityNewspaper #education #LJIReporter #PADailyHerald #WinnipegFreePress #Manitoba #Minister #CellphoneBan

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Ban the Phone, Blame the Kid: The False Comfort of Educational Nostalgia What Comes After the Cap Toss: Rethinking School for a World in Flux

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#AI #cellphoneban #nantucket #essay #endthefuture

Can't Go Back: We Made the Phone our Future Every minute or so, little Jane can re-learn how fat, unattractive, and unloved she is with a swipe through Instagram; all the while seeing her richer classmates have smash burgers on the beach.

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#cellphoneban
#nantucket
#essay

Madison City school leaders and parents react to phones being banned during the school day The Focus Act will ban the use of cell phones during the school day starting this fall, and while that rule is the same for every school in the state, the guidelines and consequences in place will vary per school system. 

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States’ moves to curb cellphone use in schools highlighted in U.S. House hearing WASHINGTON — Concerns over the use of cellphones in classrooms took center stage Tuesday at a hearing in a U.S. House education panel, as an increasing number of states push to ban or restrict the use of cellphones and other electronic devices during instruction time.  Though lawmakers from both parties acknowledged the harms that excessive […]

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Reclaiming Focus: How School Cell Phone Bans Enhance Learning and Wellbeing in Quebec - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community In classrooms across Quebec, a quiet but profound shift is underway. Starting Fall 2025, the provincial government will implement a bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in all public schools. The goal? To r...

📵 Quebec’s new cell phone ban in schools is stirring conversation—but what does the research say? 🤔 This blog post explores how the policy might support student learning and wellbeing.

Read it now ➡️ blogs.learnquebec.ca/2025/05/recl...

#EducationQC #EdTech #DigitalWellbeing #CellPhoneBan #EduSky

Hannibal School District cell phone policies tightening up following new state legislation  – Muddy River News HANNIBAL, Mo. —  Cell phone policies throughout the Hannibal School District are set to tighten up in the 2025-2026 school year after a statewide ban on usage throughout the entire school day, includi...

muddyrivernews.com/noteworthy/h... #Missouri #HSD #HannibalMO #CellPhoneBan

Ohio Senate holds budget hearings and votes on school cell phone ban Ohio Senate begins budget hearings while proposing a ban on cell phones in schools.

Big changes are on the horizon for Milford schools, including the demolition of the junior high and a potential cell phone ban in classrooms!

Get the details!

#OH #CitizenPortal #SchoolInfrastructure #CellPhoneBan #LegislativeUpdates

People react to statewide cell phone ban in schools Wednesday, Governor Kay Ivey signed the FOCUS Act, which prohibits students from using smartphones and other wireless devices in public schools.

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What students, teachers and parents think about banning phones in Mass. schools A legislative committee is reviewing several proposals that would limit or ban personal phone usage in schools, including the so-called STUDY act, backed by Attorney General Andrea Campbell earlier th...

“It’s allowing a community to finally be built, around not just a phone or what’s happening on social media,” he said, “but also with ourselves and how we communicate with others.”

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#cellphone #cellphoneban #cellphonesinschool

👏🏻Quebec on the #cellphoneban

Quebec expanding its cell ban in schools to the entire school day to ⬆️ socialize & prevent cyberbullying.
“There will be more concentration, less distraction, less intimidation, more socialization – students talking to each other instead of being on their cell”

Alabama public school cellphone ban moves closer to Senate vote An Alabama Senate committee approved a House bill Wednesday to ban cellphones in schools. HB 166, sponsored by Rep. Leigh Hulsey, requires public school boards to adopt a policy banning cellphone use during instructional time. The Senate Education Policy Committee unanimously approved the legislation at its last meeting of the 2025 Legislative Session. “This is […]

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Alabama House committee approves Senate version of cell phone ban The Alabama House Education Policy Committee Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would ban cellphones in public schools during class instruction time. SB 92, sponsored by Sen. Donnie Chesteen, R-Geneva, is identical to HB 166, sponsored by Rep. Leigh Hulsey, R-Helena, which passed the House earlier this month.  “It is identical to the way that […]

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Senate approves amended ban on cell phones in schools, moves to House The legislation by Sen. Donnie Chesteen, R-Geneva, and Rep. Leigh Hulsey, R- Helena, says that starting with the 2025-2026 school year, no student can use a wireless communication device in any public elementary or secondary school building or on school grounds during the school day. The post Senate approves amended ban on cell phones in schools, moves to House appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

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Alabama Senate passes bill banning cell phones in public schools Gov. Ivey praised the Alabama Senate Wednesday night after it unanimously passed a bill that would ban the use of cell phones in state public schools.

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Alabama lawmakers advance proposed ban on cellphones in school The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday advanced legislation that would ban students from using cellphones in public schools. The post Alabama lawmakers advance proposed ban on cellphones in school appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

Alabama Daily News:Alabama News Beacon #Alabama #SchoolSafety #CellphoneBan

Alabama House passes public school cell phone ban The Alabama House of Representatives Thursday approved a bell-to-bell cell phone ban for students in public schools. HB 166, sponsored by Rep. Leigh Hulsey, R-Helena, passed the chamber 79-15. It requires local school boards to adopt a policy to store student cell phones during class hours. Hulsey said during a floor debate on Thursday that […]

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RFK Jr pushes for cell phone bans in schools, citing poor performance, students’ mental health “Cell phone use and social media use on the cell phone has been directly connected with depression, with poor performance in schools, with suicidal ideation, with substance abuse.”

RFK Jr pushes for cell phone bans in schools, citing poor performance, students' mental health thepostmillennial.com/rfk-jr-pushe... via @TPostMillennial @RealTStevenson #RFKJr #CellPhoneBan #Schools #TheDigitalFreePress

It's gotta be bell-to-bell. #CellphoneBan