If passed school districts will have to adopt a policy by July 2026 to limit or ban the use of smartphones by students during the school day.

California legislators on Wednesday passed a bill that would require school districts to implement a series of restrictions on students' cell phone usage during the school day.

Here's are the details of California's Phone-Free Schools Act, approved by lawmakers and sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Get ready for a massive change for cellphone-obsessed students.

The California Legislature approved a statewide cellphone ban this week. LAUSD schools that have had bans in place for years provide a window into the future.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, in a letter to school leaders last month, encouraged districts to enact restrictions on smartphones on campuses.

I started having teachers say to me, ‘Wow, my students today were in class and I was speaking on something, and one of them was watching a movie on their cell phone’,” sa

While some states are moving toward statewide policies on cell phones, Maryland restrictions vary by county, although there seems to be genereal agreement that phones at school are not conducive to learning.

A Walnut Hills High School student began a petition to ban Public Schools' new phone pouch policy. The district said the policy is aimed at cutting out distractions, but the student believes there could be some unintended consequences.