It's no surprise that students are pushing back on cell phone bans in classrooms. But school administrators in one South ...

Gov. Greg Gianforte is making a push to establish cellphone-free schools across the state as evidence about the potentially unhealthy effects of excessive use among adolescents continues to pile up.

Schools across the state reported that following the pandemic — when kids were often glued to their screens for ... use ...

“It’s cheaper.” To adults feeling pressure to introduce their kids to technology, a smartwatch may feel like a safer starting point than a cell-phone that grants exposure to the entire internet, ...

After a new "no cell phone" policy was enacted at her school, a teacher admitted that she struggled to manage the technological distractions in her classroom. In an attempt to mitigate the issue ...

Improving digital wellness among young people should include listening to their input about proposed policies, University of Virginia’s Bethany Teachman and Nancy Deutsch write in a guest ...

Cell phones are often used during emergencies and as educational tools but many schools have connectivity issues due to older ...

School districts that are larger might have a more difficult time communicating why they would be removing the cell phone." Sequoyah Public Schools, which has about 100 kids in each grade, has totally ...

"It makes such a difference," the school counselor said later, recalling nerves when the phone ban was announced. "Having ...

Governor Henry McMaster and Superintendent of the Department of Education, Ellen Weaver, spoke about the importance of safety ...

The Rancho Santa Fe School District board is taking steps to ban all student cell phones and smartwatches on the R. Roger ...

Both Fredonia and Dunkirk school districts had similar plans for addressing cell phone distractions for their students. But ...