This fall, the board for the Boulder Valley School District voted to implement a phone free campus policy for all schools, expanding their previous policy to the high schools.

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced plans to implement a statewide ban on cell phones in schools, aiming to create distraction-free learning environments. The policy, part of her FY 2026 Executive Budget, would prohibit smartphone use from the first to the last bell.

Tennessee could join a growing list of states banning cell phones in schools. House Bill 0932 would passed one hurdle in the state legislature.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) indicated this week that his approach to repealing the Democrats’ climate, tax, infrastructure and health care bill will be neither delicate and precise nor a total overhaul.

A bill allowing school districts to adopt cell phone ban policies - including policies requiring surrender of devices - has passed a first committee.

Governor Kim Reynolds issued a response on Thursday after the Iowa House Education Committee passed a bill to limit the use of cellphones in schools.