MCPS passes student cellphone restrictions for upcoming school year

Michigan moves ahead with school cellphone ban

(The Center Square) – Michigan students could soon join others around the country in a growing trend of limiting cellphone use at school.

Ohio Senate passes bill banning students using cellphones during school day

(Photo by SDI Productions via Getty Images)Ohio students are one step closer to being banned from using cellphones during the school day. The Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 158 by a vote of 30-2 during Wednesday’s Senate session. The bill would require schools to create a policy banning students from using cellphones during the school day. Ohio state Sens. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, and Beth Liston, D-Dublin, voted against the bill, which now goes…

In the push for a statewide school cellphone ban in Maine, local control could stand in the way

Many teachers, parents and school leaders in Maine support bell-to-bell school phone bans, but lawmakers this month scaled back on a bill, citing overreach of local control.

MCPS passes student cellphone restrictions for upcoming school year

The district's previous policy left discretion over cellphone policies to individual schools and teachers, whereas the new policy creates a district-wide set of guidelines.

Board Of Ed: Staples Smartphone Ban Moves Forward; Coach’s Discussion Continues; Padlock Problem Solved

There will be a bell-to-bell ban on smartphones next year at Staples High School. There is no determination yet on when it will begin. It may or may not include seniors. It probably won’t involve Yondr bags. All those elements — and many more — will be worked out, by an “implementation committee” of administrators, staff, students and parents. They may be ready by opening day next fall. They may take longer. What’s most important, said superinte…