One of the biggest issues administrators at Sutter Middle School in Folsom faced coming back to campus after COVID-19 shutdowns was the prevalence of cellphone use on campus. Online bullying was a ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending letters to school districts, urging them to restrict students' use of smartphones on campus.

If enacted, California would join Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, South Carolina and Ohio in passing statewide cellphone use restrictions on public school campuses.

Los Angeles Unified leaders designated millions in taxpayer dollars to pay for pouches, lockers and other materials to ...

How are we going to ensure that every site implements this policy consistently, when the last policy — which was almost the ...

Some schools and districts in California have already taken action. The Santa Barbara Unified and Los Angeles Unified school districts passed bans on student cellphone use in recent years.

A handful of school districts across the state already limit or ban cellphone use during school hours or on school property.

In California, reckless driving is considered a misdemeanor offense punishable by up to 90 days in jail, a fine of up to ...

High schoolers will not be able to use their phones during class time. Students from kindergarten to eighth grade cannot use ...

The San Diego Unified School District has approved a phone-free policy in classrooms for the 2025-26 school year.

The growing resistance to phones on school grounds has been burgeoning since one state enacted new laws in elementary and ...