Recent school incidents, particularly this month’s school shooting in Georgia, are raising new concerns about cell phone bans. After the Apalachee High shooting, as well as the rash of bomb threats in Springfield,

Superintendent Andrew Bell said the problems with cell phones had become untenable. Teachers were frustrated trying to enforce the rules in class. Cyberbullying was on the rise.

Hoover High School started the school year with a new cell phone policy banning phones in the classroom. So far, it’s showing signs of success. Dr. Ian Roberts, the Superintendent of the Des Moines Public School District,

The William S. Hart Union High School District governing board discussed a possible policy to limit cell phone use across the district’s campuses on Wednesday night, just a couple of […]

The coalition began researching different ways Fern Creek could ban cellphones and how far they wanted to take the ban. Some schools have banned phones entirely, while others have