DC Public Schools Introduces Bell-to-Bell Cellphone Ban for Next School Year

To Ban or Not to Ban? Two Experts Sound Off on School Cellphone Restrictions

States and school districts are rushing to restrict student smartphone use. But is it the right move?

KIRO host urges delaying smartphone use as long as possible

When is the right time to give your child a smartphone? A recent study from the Seattle Children’s Research Institute found students spend about 25% of the school day on their phones. KIRO fill-in host Angela Poe Russell urged delaying cell phone use as long as possible. “Knowing what I know now, I tell young parents with young kids, if you think you’re gonna break down and give them [a smartphone], call me,” she said. “The longer you can fend o…

NC teachers, students say school cellphone policies often don't work. Here's what they recommend

Most schools have policies restricting cellphones in classrooms, but teachers and students say they don't work. WRAL visited several schools to explore what works and what doesn't.

Administrators, readers weigh in on school smartphone ban

The school year is in its final month, but come September, there is a big change coming for students. That is when New York becomes the largest state to require bell-to-bell restrictions on smartphones in K-12 schools.

Two South Jersey school districts will enforce tougher cell phone policies

Deptford and Moorestown are the latest South Jersey school districts to take a tougher stance on student cell phone use.

DC Public Schools introduces bell-to-bell cellphone ban for next school year

Citing success at schools that already have strict cellphone policies, D.C. is banning cellphones for students in middle and high schools starting this fall. The new policy, which is scheduled to go into effect Aug. 25, is a bell-to-bell ban. Secondary students won’t be able to use their devices in between classes or at lunch, instead putting them away at the start of the day and retrieving them at the end. The announcement comes months after D.…