Wisconsin School Cellphone Ban Could Be Expanded Under New Bill

Wisconsin bell-to-bell school cell phone ban heads to Senate

(The Center Square) - A Wisconsin bill would ban student cell phone use throughout the school day, expanding on a previous law that requires all school districts to approve a plan to prohibit cell phones during instructional time by July…

Wisconsin school cellphone ban could be expanded under new bill

Assembly Bill 948 calls for cell phone policies to cover the entire school day, including recess, time between classes and lunch periods.

Evers says he has to think about the ‘bell-to-bell’ cell phone ban lawmakers are pushing

A bill to implement a “bell-to-bell” cell phone ban in Wisconsin schools is making its way through the state Legislature, though Gov. Tony Evers hasn’t decided whether he would sign it if it makes it to his desk. This story also appeared in Wisconsin Examiner Wisconsin became the 36th state last year to implement a limit on cell phones in schools. Wisconsin Act 42, signed in 2025, requires school districts to implement pol…