When North Carolina students return to school classrooms this month, one thing they should keep turned off is their cellphones. A new state law requires public schools to bar students from using their ...

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 ...

Legislation filed Wednesday would bar North Carolina public school students from using cellphones at schools during instructional time. Senate Bill 55 requires school boards and charter schools to ...

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 permission from the school. Gov. Josh Stein signed a bill into law ...

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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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A new bill in the Utah State Legislature could take away students' phones during class time. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore (R-South Jordan), who sponsored SB178S1, says the bill is designed ...

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AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. North Carolina law now bans student cellphone use during instructional time. Exceptions include emergencies, medical needs, and ...

Then State Attorney General Josh Stein answers questions during a town hall on the impacts of social media on youth at Athens Drive High School in Raleigh on March 11, 2024. Now governor, Stein signed ...

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 ...