Bill to Restrict Phones During Class Time Advances to the Governor: What Does It Mean for the YONDR Program?
- Massachusetts lawmakers have introduced House Bill 959 to ban cell phones from bell to bell in schools, now heading to Governor Josh Stein for approval.
- Concerns over social media and cellphone use fueling youth mental health issues prompted Campbell and Cyr to support the STUDY Act, emphasizing managing device use for student well-being.
- Research shows students without phones score 13–20% higher on tests, with improved lecture recall and grades, supporting bans in schools.
- Following this momentum, North Carolina is expected to join 26 states enacting statewide cellphone bans requiring phones off from bell to bell with exceptions, as Gov. Stein is poised to sign the bill.
- Beyond Massachusetts, a bipartisan consensus is emerging as California's law requiring school cellphone bans by 2026 reflects nationwide support for addressing youth cellphone harms.
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This school banned cellphones six years ago. Teachers — and many kids — couldn’t be happier. - The Southern Maryland Chronicle
SAN MATEO, Calif. – On a cool Friday morning in April, the halls of California’s San Mateo High School were full of students chatting, running to class or trying to find their friends. But one common sight in high schools across the country was and always is absent from the halls of San Mateo: cellphones. San Mateo High School student Siddharth Gogi holds a Yondr pouch — which stores his cellphone while he is in school — on April 11, 2025. (S…


North Carolina’s cellphone-free school bill is a good example for the nation
North Carolina is poised to join a growing list of states to enact commonsense measures to reduce mental illness and improve education outcomes for their children and adolescents. The North Carolina legislature passed a bill on Wednesday requiring public school districts to ban the use of cellphones in almost all instances during instruction time. Passed with near-unanimous bipartisan support, the bill requires cellphones to be turned off, sile…
Bill to restrict phones during class time advances to the governor: What does it mean for the YONDR program?
As a bill to restrict cell phone use in classrooms advances in Raleigh, how will this impact the region's Yondr pouch programs? It's one school districts have spent thousands on to lock up phones during the school day.
Fernando Alexandre stressed that “the law applies to all” but did not indicate when the measure will enter into force.
Legislation proposed for “bell-to-bell” ban on cell phone use in Massachusetts schools
BOSTON – A ban on cell phones in schools from opening to closing bell could soon be coming to Massachusetts. Attorney General Andrea Campbell recently testified in support of the “STUDY Act”, which was introduced by a group of lawmakers that includes Cape and Islands State Senator Julian Cyr. Campbell said the use of cell […] The post Legislation proposed for “bell-to-bell” ban on cell phone use in Massachusetts schools appeared first on CapeCod…
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