MI Lawmaker Looks to Reintroduce School Cell Phone Ban After Bill is Defeated

MI Lawmaker Looks to Reintroduce School Cell Phone Ban After Bill is Defeated

Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORK LANSING, Aug. 14, 2025 ~ A Michigan GOP lawmaker is looking to reintroduce a bill banning cell phones in schools, this time with stricter language. State Rep. Mark Tisdel (R-Rochester) introduced a bill earlier in the year to ban smartphones from bell to bell for K-8 students, and during instructional times for high schoolers, though this bill failed in the House in late July. Now, he wants a bell-to-bell ba…