JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, a statewide ban will prohibit cell phone use in Florida elementary and middle schools. On July 1, the ban goes into effect, along with ...

The state budget bill signed by Gov. Mike DeWine bans students from using cell phones under most circumstances in K-12 public schools. Districts must adopt the policy by Jan. 1, 2026. While some ...

Educators are pursuing creative tactics to limit their students' cell phone use in class. Some students are required to leave their phones in lockers, others store their phones in pouches that cannot ...

The Georgia Senate passed a bill banning cell phones at public elementary and middle schools, effective July 2026 if signed into law. The "Distraction-Free Education Act" aims to eliminate cell phone ...

Cell phones in classrooms—yes or no? Do you know how long it takes a child to refocus after being on their phone? With July cruising into its last week, the start of the school year rapidly approaches ...

Read full article: Harris County Pct. 3 deputy constable charged after multiple nurses assaulted at Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Brianna Aguilera. 19 minutes ago Houston attorney Tony Buzbee to ...

Despite a decade of people eyeing their phones like potential death traps, recent studies have put the final nail in the cell-phones-cause-cancer coffin. So, feel free to call, text, or scroll — your ...

Homecoming day at Jericho High School on New York's Long Island looked very different this year. Same big display of school spirit on the gym floor, but up in the stands, there were no cell phones at ...

Greg Cabana, a veteran government teacher, remembers a time where his job as an educator felt secondary to being the phone police. “It was absolutely every class period,” Cabana told CNN. “It wasn’t ...

Nearly half of Americans say they are “addicted” to their cell phones, according to the 2026 Cell Phone Usage Stats Report ...

It's clear that cell phones can help us to stay connected to old friends, people across the world, current trends, and our workplaces. And, most of us know, it can also cause us to feel incredibly ...