California schools are now required to have a plan to limit cellphone use in school. However, one school district already has a policy -- and it has been in effect for a year.

If signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Phone-Free Schools Act would require schools to create plans to limit or ban phone use by July 2026.

Worried politicians and school districts in several states have been swarming to limit cell phone use during class time. Florida and Indiana policies banning cell phones during class time took effect this July;

Weeks into a new school year, students miss being able to listen to music, but teachers say the cellphone ban is making their jobs easier.

HB 2758 moved through the legislature in early 2024, but failed when members of the House Education Administration Committee were split in their vote.