Gov. J.B. Pritzker voiced his support toward passing legislation to ban the use of cellphones in classrooms across the state at Thursday hearing. Pritzker visited Centennial High School in Champaign Thursday morning to discuss his proposal,

Some of Illinois’ largest school districts already have adopted their own limits on cellphones in their classrooms, including Springfield, Peoria and Champaign.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling for legislation that would ban the use of phones in classrooms, albeit with some exceptions.