Schools Should Ban Student Phone Use, Council Says

Schools should ban student phone use, council says

A state advisory council plans to recommend that all North Carolina public schools ban student phone use during the entire school day, including during non-instructional time such as breaks and lunch.

Like its predecessor, Christophe Darbellay, the new Chief Education Director, has advocated a mobile phone ban in schools.

Schools weigh strategies to implement state's phone ban - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca City School District (ICSD), like others across the state, is grappling with how to apply New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s new bell-to-bell smartphone ban in their schools.The ban, which passed earlier this month as a part of the state’s final budget for fiscal year 2026, must be implemented in all public and charter schools statewide by the start of the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.District leaders will meet June 3 at 4 …