[Opinion] Polehanki offers Whitmer-backed bill to restrict cell phone use in Michigan schools • Michigan Advance

Polehanki offers Whitmer-backed bill to restrict cell phone use in Michigan schools • Michigan Advance

Daniel de la Hoz/Getty ImagesDuring her 2025 State of the State Speech, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave her support for cell phone restrictions in Michigan schools, with state Rep. Mark Tisdel (R-Rochester Hills) reintroducing his plan to keep school children off their phones and focused on lessons that same day.  However, members of the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday will hear testimony on a different proposal crafted by its chair, state Sen.…

Defiance County superintendents weigh in on cellphone use at school

A new state law proposing a ban on student cellphone use in Ohio public schools prompts a number of opinions from Defiance County's district superintendents.