One of the biggest issues administrators at Sutter Middle School in Folsom faced coming back to campus after COVID-19 shutdowns was the prevalence of cellphone use on campus.

Folsom Cordova district leaders took initiative on limiting cellphone use, but the change is impending for all California public schools. In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 3216, a bill ...

In California, when classes are in session, cellphones will be required to be put away. New state law AB 272 passed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday aims to minimize cellphone use in the classroom in ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Monday giving California school districts two years to begin banning or restricting cellphone use during school hours, an initiative that is intended to ...

California state legislators passed a bill Wednesday requiring school districts to ban or restrict student smartphone use on campuses during school hours. Assembly Bill 3216 , renamed the Phone-Free ...

If enacted, California would join Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, South Carolina and Ohio in passing statewide cellphone use restrictions on public school campuses.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent letters Tuesday to school districts, urging them to restrict students' use of smartphones on campus — a move that comes amid an ...

Coachella Valley K-12 school districts are gearing up to implement or reconsider new restrictions on student cellphone use following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent approval of a statewide mandate ...

The California School Boards Association opposed the bill. It pointed to Muratsuchi’s existing law that empowers school districts to restrict or prohibit smartphone use at school. “Governing boards ...

California would become the sixth state to require public schools to restrict or ban student smartphone use on school grounds under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom has supported and is expected to sign.