cell phone ban

Though every public school district (in Rhode Island) is now required to have a policy that separates every child from their personal electronic devices at school, districts are attacking the problem differently – and are actually on different timeli...

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In Providence classrooms, students and teachers are getting accustomed to the state law banning personal electronic devices—including cell phones, laptops, tablets and smartwatches—which went into effect on August 1, 2026. At Brown University on ...

With the state of Michigan enacting a cellphone ban this fall that restricts students from using their phones during instructional time, lawmakers have left it up to school districts to create their own policies on how to enforce this ban. A team of ...