When North Carolina students return to school classrooms this month, one thing they should keep turned off is their cellphones. A new state law requires public schools to bar students from using their ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. It’s now illegal for North Carolina public school students to have their phones on in class unless there’s an emergency or they get ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In California, a high ...

This back to school season, more districts than ever have cell phone bans in place. Teachers and legislators alike say the restrictions help kids... More students head back to class without one ...

There are exceptions to the rules. As an example, students can use their phones riding to and from school on a school bus if it does not interfere with the driver. Students can also access their ...

After a semester with bell-to-bell bans on their mobiles, high school kids sit with a policy they still dislike.

(TNS) — Hand your child a phone when you are ready for their childhood to end. We’d suggest another spin on that online proverb: Let kids bring their phones to class when you want them to stop ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Wake County will require students to turn off phones during instructional time. Board gave initial approval; final vote expected in ...

North Carolina law now bans student cellphone use during instructional time. Exceptions include emergencies, medical needs, and approved educational use. Wake and Johnston counties impose escalating ...