Restricting student cellphone use during school hours doesn’t appear to lift academic achievement, improve student attention, ...

Jamaal Wellman places his phone in a caddy at the start of a seventh-grade social studies class at Rolesville Middle School on March 27, 2024. File photo. Wake schools are tightening their cell phone ...

Many North Carolina students are still using their phones in class despite a new state law banning their use during instructional time, according to data presented Tuesday to state lawmakers. An ...

There are exceptions to the rules. As an example, students can use their phones riding to and from school on a school bus if it does not interfere with the driver. Students can also access their ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Study finds 39.7% of students sometimes or never follow the statewide phone ban. Researchers report 62.9% of schools always enforce ...