#smartphonebans — Public Fediverse posts

Associated Press: A digital reckoning against smartphones in schools has spread to Sweden. “Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year as part of a broad, international reversal on the use of screens in classrooms.”

Associated Press: A digital reckoning against smartphones in schools has spread to Sweden. “Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year as part of a broad, international reversal on the use of screens in classrooms.”

Associated Press: A digital reckoning against smartphones in schools has spread to Sweden. “Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year as part of a broad, international reversal on the use of screens in classrooms.”

Associated Press: A digital reckoning against smartphones in schools has spread to Sweden. “Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year as part of a broad, international reversal on the use of screens in classrooms.”

Associated Press: A digital reckoning against smartphones in schools has spread to Sweden. “Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year as part of a broad, international reversal on the use of screens in classrooms.”

Oklahoma Voice: Permanent school cellphone ban signed into law by Oklahoma governor. “Oklahoma’s school cellphone ban will become permanent beginning next school year. Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed House Bill 1276 into law, making the state’s previously established yearlong ban permanent.”

Oklahoma Voice: Permanent school cellphone ban signed into law by Oklahoma governor. “Oklahoma’s school cellphone ban will become permanent beginning next school year. Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed House Bill 1276 into law, making the state’s previously established yearlong ban permanent.”

Oklahoma Voice: Permanent school cellphone ban signed into law by Oklahoma governor. “Oklahoma’s school cellphone ban will become permanent beginning next school year. Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed House Bill 1276 into law, making the state’s previously established yearlong ban permanent.”

Oklahoma Voice: Permanent school cellphone ban signed into law by Oklahoma governor. “Oklahoma’s school cellphone ban will become permanent beginning next school year. Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed House Bill 1276 into law, making the state’s previously established yearlong ban permanent.”

Oklahoma Voice: Permanent school cellphone ban signed into law by Oklahoma governor. “Oklahoma’s school cellphone ban will become permanent beginning next school year. Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed House Bill 1276 into law, making the state’s previously established yearlong ban permanent.”

Engadget: A study shows that cellphone bans didn’t improve US students’ test scores. “The study sampled phone location data from more than 40,000 schools from 2019 to 2026 and showed that there was a temporary rise in disciplinary incidents and a short-term drop in student well-being, which was attributed to short-term disruption. However, the study revealed that student well-being improved […]

Engadget: A study shows that cellphone bans didn’t improve US students’ test scores. “The study sampled phone location data from more than 40,000 schools from 2019 to 2026 and showed that there was a temporary rise in disciplinary incidents and a short-term drop in student well-being, which was attributed to short-term disruption. However, the study revealed that student well-being improved […]

Engadget: A study shows that cellphone bans didn’t improve US students’ test scores. “The study sampled phone location data from more than 40,000 schools from 2019 to 2026 and showed that there was a temporary rise in disciplinary incidents and a short-term drop in student well-being, which was attributed to short-term disruption. However, the study revealed that student well-being improved […]

Engadget: A study shows that cellphone bans didn’t improve US students’ test scores. “The study sampled phone location data from more than 40,000 schools from 2019 to 2026 and showed that there was a temporary rise in disciplinary incidents and a short-term drop in student well-being, which was attributed to short-term disruption. However, the study revealed that student well-being improved […]

Engadget: A study shows that cellphone bans didn’t improve US students’ test scores. “The study sampled phone location data from more than 40,000 schools from 2019 to 2026 and showed that there was a temporary rise in disciplinary incidents and a short-term drop in student well-being, which was attributed to short-term disruption. However, the study revealed that student well-being improved […]

BBC: Parents want to ban smartphones in schools, but there’s one reason they’re worried. “On Tuesday, the House of Lords will debate an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which would introduce a legal ban on smartphones in schools. Peers voted in favour of a similar amendment earlier this month to ban social media for under-16s. The government says it will try to overturn […]

BBC: Parents want to ban smartphones in schools, but there’s one reason they’re worried. “On Tuesday, the House of Lords will debate an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which would introduce a legal ban on smartphones in schools. Peers voted in favour of a similar amendment earlier this month to ban social media for under-16s. The government says it will try to overturn […]

BBC: Parents want to ban smartphones in schools, but there’s one reason they’re worried. “On Tuesday, the House of Lords will debate an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which would introduce a legal ban on smartphones in schools. Peers voted in favour of a similar amendment earlier this month to ban social media for under-16s. The government says it will try to overturn […]

BBC: Parents want to ban smartphones in schools, but there’s one reason they’re worried. “On Tuesday, the House of Lords will debate an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which would introduce a legal ban on smartphones in schools. Peers voted in favour of a similar amendment earlier this month to ban social media for under-16s. The government says it will try to overturn […]

TechSpot: As New Jersey enacts cellphone ban in schools, survey shows what teens actually think. “With New Jersey becoming the latest state to ban cellphones from being used by students in public schools, and support for this restriction growing among adults, a report has looked at what the kids themselves think. Unsurprisingly, almost three quarters of those surveyed think an all-day ban is a […]

TechSpot: As New Jersey enacts cellphone ban in schools, survey shows what teens actually think. “With New Jersey becoming the latest state to ban cellphones from being used by students in public schools, and support for this restriction growing among adults, a report has looked at what the kids themselves think. Unsurprisingly, almost three quarters of those surveyed think an all-day ban is a […]

TechSpot: As New Jersey enacts cellphone ban in schools, survey shows what teens actually think. “With New Jersey becoming the latest state to ban cellphones from being used by students in public schools, and support for this restriction growing among adults, a report has looked at what the kids themselves think. Unsurprisingly, almost three quarters of those surveyed think an all-day ban is a […]

TechSpot: As New Jersey enacts cellphone ban in schools, survey shows what teens actually think. “With New Jersey becoming the latest state to ban cellphones from being used by students in public schools, and support for this restriction growing among adults, a report has looked at what the kids themselves think. Unsurprisingly, almost three quarters of those surveyed think an all-day ban is a […]

Gothamist: New York school phone ban has made lunch loud again. “As students adjust to lo-fi life, teachers seem pleased with the results. According to an October survey from the state teachers union, New York State United Teachers, 89% of school staff members said the new policies improved their schools’ environments, and 76% said kids are more engaged in lessons.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/07/gothamist-new-york-school-phone-ban-has-made-lunch-loud-again/

Gothamist: New York school phone ban has made lunch loud again. “As students adjust to lo-fi life, teachers seem pleased with the results. According to an October survey from the state teachers union, New York State United Teachers, 89% of school staff members said the new policies improved their schools’ environments, and 76% said kids are more engaged in lessons.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/07/gothamist-new-york-school-phone-ban-has-made-lunch-loud-again/

Gothamist: New York school phone ban has made lunch loud again. “As students adjust to lo-fi life, teachers seem pleased with the results. According to an October survey from the state teachers union, New York State United Teachers, 89% of school staff members said the new policies improved their schools’ environments, and 76% said kids are more engaged in lessons.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/07/gothamist-new-york-school-phone-ban-has-made-lunch-loud-again/

Gothamist: New York school phone ban has made lunch loud again. “As students adjust to lo-fi life, teachers seem pleased with the results. According to an October survey from the state teachers union, New York State United Teachers, 89% of school staff members said the new policies improved their schools’ environments, and 76% said kids are more engaged in lessons.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/07/gothamist-new-york-school-phone-ban-has-made-lunch-loud-again/

Gothamist: From burner phones to decks of cards: NYC teens are adjusting to the smartphone ban. “Polaroids, walkie-talkies and decks of cards: New York City teens said these are some of the hot items circulating in schools now that the statewide smartphone ban is in effect. … Fellow students reported a surge in Uno.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/13/from-burner-phones-to-decks-of-cards-nyc-teens-are-adjusting-to-the-smartphone-ban-gothamist/

Gothamist: From burner phones to decks of cards: NYC teens are adjusting to the smartphone ban. “Polaroids, walkie-talkies and decks of cards: New York City teens said these are some of the hot items circulating in schools now that the statewide smartphone ban is in effect. … Fellow students reported a surge in Uno.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/13/from-burner-phones-to-decks-of-cards-nyc-teens-are-adjusting-to-the-smartphone-ban-gothamist/

Gothamist: From burner phones to decks of cards: NYC teens are adjusting to the smartphone ban. “Polaroids, walkie-talkies and decks of cards: New York City teens said these are some of the hot items circulating in schools now that the statewide smartphone ban is in effect. … Fellow students reported a surge in Uno.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/13/from-burner-phones-to-decks-of-cards-nyc-teens-are-adjusting-to-the-smartphone-ban-gothamist/

AFP: Finnish phone ban brings focus, and chatter, back to school. “At Kungsvagens Skola for students aged 13 to 15 in Sipoo, northeast of Helsinki, teachers collect students’ phones in the morning and lock them in a storage room until the end of the school day. Principal Maria Tallberg said the transition to a phone-free school had ‘exceeded expectations’.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/12/afp-finnish-phone-ban-brings-focus-and-chatter-back-to-school/

AFP: Finnish phone ban brings focus, and chatter, back to school. “At Kungsvagens Skola for students aged 13 to 15 in Sipoo, northeast of Helsinki, teachers collect students’ phones in the morning and lock them in a storage room until the end of the school day. Principal Maria Tallberg said the transition to a phone-free school had ‘exceeded expectations’.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/12/afp-finnish-phone-ban-brings-focus-and-chatter-back-to-school/

AFP: Finnish phone ban brings focus, and chatter, back to school. “At Kungsvagens Skola for students aged 13 to 15 in Sipoo, northeast of Helsinki, teachers collect students’ phones in the morning and lock them in a storage room until the end of the school day. Principal Maria Tallberg said the transition to a phone-free school had ‘exceeded expectations’.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/12/afp-finnish-phone-ban-brings-focus-and-chatter-back-to-school/

NC Newsline: NC House committee approves measure to limit student cellphone use. “A bill that would require North Carolina school boards to adopt policies that either eliminate or severely limit student use of cell phones during the school day is moving in the state House of Representatives. The House Committee on Education voted to advance House Bill 87 on Tuesday.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/28/nc-newsline-nc-house-committee-approves-measure-to-limit-student-cellphone-use/

NC Newsline: NC House committee approves measure to limit student cellphone use. “A bill that would require North Carolina school boards to adopt policies that either eliminate or severely limit student use of cell phones during the school day is moving in the state House of Representatives. The House Committee on Education voted to advance House Bill 87 on Tuesday.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/28/nc-newsline-nc-house-committee-approves-measure-to-limit-student-cellphone-use/

NC Newsline: NC House committee approves measure to limit student cellphone use. “A bill that would require North Carolina school boards to adopt policies that either eliminate or severely limit student use of cell phones during the school day is moving in the state House of Representatives. The House Committee on Education voted to advance House Bill 87 on Tuesday.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/28/nc-newsline-nc-house-committee-approves-measure-to-limit-student-cellphone-use/

Gothamist: Gov. Hochul pitches school cellphone ban in $252 billion state budget. “New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is including funding to help school districts secure students’ cellphones as part of her $252 billion state budget proposal released on Tuesday. The plan would direct school districts to come up with their own policies to separate students from mobile devices ‘from bell to bell,’ […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/24/gothamist-gov-hochul-pitches-school-cellphone-ban-in-252-billion-state-budget/

Gothamist: Gov. Hochul pitches school cellphone ban in $252 billion state budget. “New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is including funding to help school districts secure students’ cellphones as part of her $252 billion state budget proposal released on Tuesday. The plan would direct school districts to come up with their own policies to separate students from mobile devices ‘from bell to bell,’ […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/24/gothamist-gov-hochul-pitches-school-cellphone-ban-in-252-billion-state-budget/

Gothamist: Gov. Hochul pitches school cellphone ban in $252 billion state budget. “New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is including funding to help school districts secure students’ cellphones as part of her $252 billion state budget proposal released on Tuesday. The plan would direct school districts to come up with their own policies to separate students from mobile devices ‘from bell to bell,’ […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/24/gothamist-gov-hochul-pitches-school-cellphone-ban-in-252-billion-state-budget/

Gothamist: Gov. Hochul pitches school cellphone ban in $252 billion state budget. “New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is including funding to help school districts secure students’ cellphones as part of her $252 billion state budget proposal released on Tuesday. The plan would direct school districts to come up with their own policies to separate students from mobile devices ‘from bell to bell,’ […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/24/gothamist-gov-hochul-pitches-school-cellphone-ban-in-252-billion-state-budget/