Gavin Newsom signed a bill today requiring school districts to ban or limit student smartphone use on campuses ... which must allow students to use their phones in the case of an emergency, if allowed ...

“I look forward to working with the Legislature to restrict the use of smartphones during the school day,” Newsom said in a ... talk to each other more when phones are kept in backpacks ...

Gavin Newsom ... limit cell phones in classrooms, but it has had mixed uptake. In the Sacramento area, a few school districts have already started to implement policies limiting cell phone use ...

Gavin Newsom ... that will restrict cell phones in schools across the state. The Phone-Free School Act requires every public school to create a policy to limit or prohibit phone use by students ...

Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill into law that will require California school districts to restrict or ban student ... is working out when student can use phones in class, what scenarios ...

Gavin Newsom sent a letter to school district leaders today calling on them to immediately restrict the use of cellphones on ... Common Sense Media found that 97% of students use their phones during ...

Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he wants to ... Angeles Unified School District board voted Tuesday for the district to develop policies banning students’ use of cell phones throughout ...

Gavin Newsom ... schools to restrict smartphone use, but more officials are urging for similar policies. In March, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill prohibiting students from using phones ...

California schools must have phone plans by July 2026. The law leaves the rest open. L.A. schools will ban phones ... Newsom signed, schools have had the power to limit or prohibit smartphone use ...

Gavin Newsom, who previously ... The law would require schools to adopt a policy by July 1, 2026. The policies would limit or ban the use of phones while students are at their school or under ...