States’ moves to curb cellphone use in schools highlighted in U.S. House hearing • SC Daily Gazette

States’ moves to curb cellphone use in schools highlighted in U.S. House hearing • SC Daily Gazette

Rich Nye, senior adviser for education policy to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, testifies at a hearing of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education on June 10, 2025. (Screenshot from committee webcast)WASHINGTON — Concerns over the use of cellphones in classrooms took center stage Tuesday at a hearing in a U.S. House education panel, as an increasing number of states push to ban or restrict the use of cellphones …