If passed, Assembly Bill 3216, also referred to as The Phones-Free Act, would require schools to come up with a plan to limit or completely prohibit cell phone use in public schools by July 2026.

Pleasant Grove High School has implemented a cell phone ban, citing research that showed they negatively impact learning.

The shooting at a Georgia high school has highlighted concerns raised about a growing effort to ban or restrict cellphones in the classroom.

Teens at Skyline High School are getting an early look at learning without their cellphones potentially dividing their attention in class. Under a new pilot policy this school year, the school’s 1,300 students are now expected to place their phones in a pocket chart – similar to hung shoe racks – where they remain until class ends or are unless asked to use them for an educational reason by a teacher.

Mobile phones have been banned at 44 schools in England over concerns for pupil’s health and learning. A national academy chain is thought to be the first of its kind to impose a blanket mobile phone ban for a total of 35,