LAUSD is banning cellphone use across the hundreds of schools within the nation's second-largest school district beginning on Feb. 18. Here's how it could work.

LAUSD says its student cellphone ban will start Feb. 18. Schools will decide how to restrict phones, from telling students to put them in backpacks to using magnetically sealed pouches.

A state representative out of the Austin area filed a bill that could ban students from using cell phones in school ... They would be able to get their phone back when school is dismissed. If passed, the ban would go into effect at the start of the ...

Cell phones must be turned off and stored away and can't be used during breaks, according to LAUSD's cell phone ban, which goes into effect Feb. 18.

Every speaker at Tuesday’s meeting spoke in support of a cell phone ban. Most raised concerns about cell phone distractions in the classroom and the impact social media can have on children’s mental health. They also mentioned the difficult position ...

Indiana's statewide ban on cell phones during class has had an effect on classrooms ... A 2023 Pew Research Study found seven-in-10 (72%) of high school teachers viewed cell phone use as a major problem, compared to 33% at the middle school level.

Sarah Horobin experienced the increasing distraction of students with cell phones in her Taft High School classes over the years. It was hard to compete with a device that lured away a student’s attention with texts,

The Los Angeles Unified School District Tuesday released more details into the pending cellphone ban on school campuses, starting in January 2025. The district’s presentation to the Board of Education showed the LAUSD’s policy will align with the Phone-Free School Act,