Cell phone bans in public schools are trending nationwide

 Philadelphia has banned cell phones from classrooms

• The Philadelphia Board of Education approved a contract of up to $5 million with a company that makes locking phone pouches that allow educators to make classrooms phone-free.
• Hopewell City Public Schools in Virginia started using locking phone pouch this fall after years of trying to curtail phone use.

Bottom Line

• Most U.S. school districts have policies or practices to limit phone use during the school day, especially in class, but the policies vary significantly by state, district and school.
• Nearly 77% of schools prohibited non-academic use of cell phones or smartphones during school hours as of 2020, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

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