If passed school districts will have to adopt a policy by July 2026 to limit or ban the use of smartphones by students during ...

The California Legislature approved a statewide cellphone ban this week. LAUSD schools that have had bans in place for years ...

California legislators on Wednesday passed a bill that would require school districts to implement a series of restrictions ...

The Phone-Free School Act requires school districts and charter schools to develop a policy limiting the use of smartphones ...

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.

The Los Angeles Unified School District, one of the largest in the country, has banned cell phone use during school days.

Bill would require school districts to enact smartphone restrictions by July 1, 2026 and review policies every five years.

In California and across the United States this year, policies banning or restricting student cellphone use on school campuses are being enacted in an effort to curb bullying, classroom distractions ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent letters Tuesday to school districts, urging them to restrict students' use of smartphones on campus — a move that comes amid an ...

California would become the fifth state to require public schools to restrict or ban student smartphone use on school grounds ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom, in a letter to school leaders last month, encouraged districts to enact restrictions on smartphones on ...