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States Escalate Bell-to-Bell School Phone Limits as Indiana Senate Passes Ban, Michigan Bills Reach Whitmer, Utah Plan Advances

The measures set statewide defaults for phone-free days with local control over how schools enforce and tailor exceptions.

NEISD Delays Cellphone Policy Decision as TEA Presses for Bell-to-Bell Ban

Ann Arbor Parents Submit Petition for First-Bell-to-Last-Bell School Phone Ban

Study Links Florida School Phone Limits to Higher Attendance and Small Test Gains by Year Two

Alamo Heights ISD Approves Bell-to-Bell Student Cellphone Ban

One Week In, NYC Schools Settle Into State Device Ban as Families Weigh Trade-Offs

New York Schools Outline Rules for Statewide Bell-to-Bell Cellphone Ban

Fort Worth ISD Approves Daylong Phone Ban with Strict Penalties