After a bill banning cellphone use in schools failed to advance in the Oregon house, Gov. Tina Kotek now says she's ...

A growing number of states are passing laws to ban or restrict cellphone use in schools, citing concerns about student mental health, classroom distractions, and public safety.

Nine states ‒ including Arkansas, California and Minnesota ‒ have already have banned student cellphone use during school or ordered new guidelines on phone use, while 16 more have pending ...

If approved, New York would join at least eight states — California ... use of cellphones in schools. Nationally, most schools say they prohibit cellphone use except for academic purposes ...