Some Officials Say New York's Phone Ban Good for Students

Governor Ayotte Applauds House Advancing Cell Phone Ban in Schools (The Office of the Governor of the State of New Hampshire)

) CONCORD, NH - Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte released the following statement after the New Hampshire House passed SB 206, a bill directing

“We didn’t expect it to be life changing”: Hoover, Bergman say banning phones was just that

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Looking back on their year as pioneers, two very different schools sound remarkably similar. “We anticipated a lot of pushback and we got hardly any,” says Sydney Gerritsen, director of student affairs at Bergman Academy, central Iowa’s only non-church-affiliated private school. “It didn’t take long for most of our kids to go ‘got it—keep the phone away during the 45 minutes of class,’” says Qynne Kelly, principal at Des Moin…

Nevada governor signs bill into law banning cell phones in classrooms

A new bill signed by Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo will ban cell phones during instruction at public schools across the state. The goal is to prevent distractions in the classrooms. Under Senate Bill 444, each school district has to have a policy regarding the use of electronic devices like cell phones. Districts also have to come up with a system to discipline students who violate the law. Banning cellphones during school hours has been growing amon…

Debate: Should mobile phones be banned from the classroom? Have your say

Whether mobile phones should be used in the classroom has been a hot topic for a couple of years now - and we want your views on the subject in the comments section below.

Some officials say New York's phone ban good for students

One superintendent says he already went through the process of creating a phone policy that works for his schools, and it allows phones.

CT school officials say they're seeing higher grades, better attendance with cellphone bans