Educators Say Oklahoma’s School Cellphone Ban Has Been a ‘Game Changer’

Educators say Oklahoma’s school cellphone ban has been a ‘game changer’

Students sit at desks in an English language arts classroom at Dove Science Academy in Warr Acres on Aug. 19. All public schools in the state are required to ban student cellphone use for the entire school day over the 2025-26 academic year. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — Robert Romines is happy to admit he was wrong. The superintendent of Moore Public Schools didn’t think the Oklahoma Legislature made the right cho…

Educators say Oklahoma’s school cellphone ban has been a ‘game changer’ - Sequoyah County Times

OKLAHOMA CITY — Robert Romines is happy to admit he was wrong. The superintendent of Moore Public Schools didn’t think the Oklahoma Legislature made the right choice when implementing a statewide ban on student cellphones in schools this year. He thought parents would be against it and teachers would spend too much time policing the rule. “I’m all about eating crow when I have to, and they got this one right,” he said. Now nine weeks into the sc…