In response, classroom cell phone bans -- like the one proposed by Gov. Murphy during his State of the State address -- have been picking up steam nationally, and I’m genuinely surprised it took ...

Evanston High School principal Taya Kinzie says students are supposed to put their cell phone in a cubbie as they enter class under a new policy that started this summer.

OREGON, Ill. (WTVO) — Citing cyberbullying and learning distractions, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he will endorse legislation to ban cell phone use in the classroom statewide. “It’s time ...

Another idea, at the beginning of class mandating students put their phones away, and out of reach, in some sort of classroom cubby. “Just have a pocket,” said Patte Sullivan, a board member.