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Oakland Unified School District to Implement Full Cell Phone Ban

The district will require phones to be locked away all day as California schools begin enforcing limits aimed at reducing distractions and cyberbullying.

Summary by KTVU FOX 2
The OUSD board voted in June to enforce its own “bell-to-bell" cell phone ban, which will prevent students from using their phones during or between classes and during lunch periods.

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A new California law will require all public schools to limit the use of phones by students during the school day. Oakland Unified School District is the last to announce this change. For the next academic year, it will be forbidden to send text messages, make calls, and navigate the phone. Students will be required to keep their devices locked in locked spaces from the start until the end of the school day. Elementary students will keep them in…

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NBC Bay Area broke the news in San Jose, United States on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
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