Cell phone ban legislation clears Senate committee

Hands-free driving bill could help Dubuque police, who responded to 'significantly' more fatal crashes in 2024

A bill banning the use of cellphones while driving, unless it is in a hands-free mode, could help the Dubuque police address distracted driving.

House Committee Considers Bipartisan Ban on Smartphones in Classrooms

A majority of House members support the proposed law to keep smart devices out of students’ hands during school hours. The post House Committee Considers Bipartisan Ban on Smartphones in Classrooms appeared first on Texas Scorecard.

District 87 board hears plans to limit cellphone use at high school

Students at Bloomington High School likely will be able to use their cellphones at lunch and before and after school.

In Hesse, the use of mobile phones in schools should be restricted. Privately, students should no longer be allowed to use their devices. However, there should still be exceptions.

A plea for community support for stricter school cell phone policies

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Emilie Throckmorton is a high school English teacher in Maine and is the 2024 Penobscot County Teacher of the Year. Throughout my 25 years in the classroom, I have watched approaches to education change, based on new research or evolving recommendations about how best to…

Lawmakers looking to ban cellphones in Texas classrooms

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — On Tuesday, the Texas House Committee on Public Education first laid out State Rep. Caroline Fairly's, R-Amarillo, House Bill 1481 -- banning cellphones in school during instructional hours. Despite being left pending in committee, the bill has broad bipartisan support, with over half the Texas House listed as co-authors. "[For] the generation I'm in it's very real, it's here, it's now," Fairly said. At 26, Fairly is the young…