Across the country, state lawmakers are finding rare bipartisan ground on an increasingly urgent issue for educators and parents: banning cellphone use in schools.
Fueling these bans is growing research on the harmful effects of smartphone and social media use on the mental health and academic achievement of grade to high school students.
In 2024, at least eight states—California, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia—either expanded or adopted policies or laws to curtail cellphone use in schools.
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