According to Governor Glenn Youngkin's executive order, it is up to individual school boards to be clear on their protocol.

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Newport News School Board votes on adopting cell phone free education policy

Starting in January, R. Roger Rowe School students will face stricter enforcement about cell phones and smart watches on campus as the Rancho Santa Fe School District board approved a new policy on electronic signaling devices at its Dec. 13 meeting. The board had been considering an all-out ban but instead passed a revised policy that prohibits devices from being out and on during the school day except in the case of an emergency, when a teache…

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RSF School board backs off cell phone ban but approves stricter policy

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A Rhode Island representative plans to begin the 2025 legislative session with a bill to ban cell phones in all Ocean State public school classrooms. Rep. Julie A. Casimiro, a Democrat representing North Kingstown, plans to introduce the legislation in the new session, citing data that cell phones are disruptive to classrooms and the education process. “I have seen firsthand the detrimental effects of cell phone classro…

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RI rep to introduce bill to ban cell phones in classrooms

Pupils will be forced to put their phones in a box at the start of the school day

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Cheshire high school to bring in phone ban after Christmas

After months of discussion, the Newport News School Board voted 6-to-1 to pass rules and regulations on how they'll enforce a "cell phone free" education.

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BERRYVILLE — In a 3-2 vote Monday night, the Clarke County School Board adopted the least restrictive of two proposed policies concerning students’ cellphone use.

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Clarke County School Board adopts student cellphone use policy

By Laura Mattos (Folhapress) - The ban on cell phones in public and private schools across the country must be approved this Wednesday (18) by the Federal Senate. Thus, the proposal will now be sanctioned by President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), and the expectation is that it will already be in force in [...]

Por Laura Mattos (Folhapress) — O banimento dos celulares nas escolas públicas e privadas de todo o país deverá ser aprovado nesta quarta-feira (18) pelo Senado Federal. Dessa forma, a proposta já seguirá para a sanção do presidente Luís Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), e a expectativa é de que já esteja em vigor no […]

Senado deve aprovar nesta quarta o banimento nacional de celular nas escolas

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Senate must approve the national ban on cell phones in schools this Wednesday

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Virginia school cell phone ban varies from division to division when it comes to emergencies

Virginia school cell phone ban varies from division to division when it comes to emergencies

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