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Illinois Signs Bell‑to‑Bell School Phone Ban as Montgomery County Moves to Enforce Same Rule

The new laws shift the work to districts to design storage, exception and non‑punitive enforcement plans ahead of statewide rollout.

UCLA Study Links Elementary Cellphone Ownership to Lower Reading Scores

Largest U.S. Study Finds Phone Pouches Cut Use but Don’t Lift Test Scores

Pennsylvania and Indiana Advance Schoolday Cellphone Bans as States Shift to 'Bell-to-Bell' Rules

Buenos Aires Fines Drivers for Phone Use Even When Stopped

Peru’s Education Ministry Releases Draft Rules on Student Cellphone Use With 30-Day Comment Window

Phone Thefts Surge at Rio Carnival as São Paulo Tallies 154,000 Cases in 2025

Two-Thirds of Massachusetts Parents Back Statewide School Cellphone Ban, New Poll Finds

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

New York Schools Wrap First Week Under Bell-to-Bell Phone Ban

New York’s Bell-to-Bell School Phone Ban Set to Begin Statewide Next Week

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

C2 Surveillance Network Captures and Halts Cellphone Robbery on Avenida Balderas

Jack White Becomes Reluctant Cellphone Owner at 50

Global Push Intensifies to Restrict Smartphones in Schools

California Set to Implement Statewide School Cellphone Restrictions

Schools Nationwide Enforce Cellphone Bans to Combat Distractions and Mental Health Issues

Growing Momentum for Banning Cellphones in Schools

FCC Proposes Mandatory Phone Unlocking Within 60 Days of Activation

Woody Harrelson Embraces Life Without a Cell Phone