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Gov. Tina Kotek Issues Executive Order Mandating ‘Bell-to-Bell’ Ban on Student Cellphones in Oregon Schools

OREGON, JUL 2 – Governor Kotek’s executive order aims to improve mental health and academic focus by banning cellphones during school hours, with policies required by October 31, 2025 and full enforcement by January 1, 2026.

  • On Wednesday, Oregon’s governor, Tina Kotek, issued Executive Order 25-09, which prohibits the use of cell phones by students during school hours in all K-12 public schools across the state.
  • The order follows the failure of House Bill 2251, which passed the Oregon House but stalled in the Senate Committee this legislative session.
  • The executive order requires all districts to adopt a bell-to-bell cell phone ban by October 31, 2025, with full implementation by January 1, 2026.
  • Research cited by Kotek and neuroscientist Jared Conney Horvath indicates smartphones harm learning more than bullying or depression, while early pilot programs show schools gain 1 to 6 extra instructional hours weekly after banning phones.
  • The policy aims to improve mental wellbeing and academic focus but faces mixed reactions from educators and parents concerned about enforcement and emergency communication access.
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The union advocates that the prohibition of the use of telephones in schools extends to the 12th year, justifying "probably abusive or subversive use" of devices in pedagogical contexts.

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The Source Weekly - Bend broke the news in on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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