Phone bans sweep US schools despite skepticism

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Sheffield City Schools to adopt new program promoting phone-free classrooms

Sheffield City Schools announced Tuesday it will adopt a new program to create phone-free classroom spaces, starting in the 2025-2026 school year.

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Sheffield City Schools to introduce phone-free classroom spaces in upcoming school year

SHEFFIELD, Ala. (WHNT) — Sheffield City Schools announced it would be adopting a new program to enhance teaching and learning in the upcoming school year. Sheffield City Schools said for the 2025-2026 school year, it would be adopting the Yondr Program. Defense motions for juror in Grove Oak man’s murder trial to be dismissed SCS said the program has been implemented in thousands of schools across 27 countries, including Alabama, to facili…

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New Haven middle schools go cell phone free

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Pritzker wants Illinois to be latest state to ban cellphones in classroom; Local districts already have similar policies

Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom?

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Education Minister decrees mobile phone ban on schools

Austria's schools will be largely mobile-free in the future: Education Minister Christoph Wiederkehr (NEOS) announced a ban on mobile phones in the first eight levels of school on Monday. The new regulation, which is due to be adopted in February, does not only concern teaching, but also breaks. However, the school community committee can autonomously establish exceptions. This was announced by the head of the department in a press conference on…

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The mobile phone is banned from Viennese schools

More and more federal states rely on a mobile phone ban. Where exactly it applies, why it is necessary, and what consequences threaten in case of violations.