I agree with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that cellphones probably don't belong in classrooms. They are likely to distract from learning, to impede socialization, or both.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students at Collinsville High School will have to turn off their cellphones and put them away when they return to classes next ...

Lawmakers in Massachusetts are looking into possibly banning cellphones in schools across the state. There are more than half-a-dozen school proposals on Beacon Hill right now. Each one has a wide ...

The opinions expressed below are Jon Keller's, not those of WBZ, CBS News or Paramount Global. Some Massachusetts school systems take student phones away during the school day, and there's a movement ...

Cellphones wouldn't be allowed in students' pockets under a proposed revision to the Wake school board's draft cellphone policy. The school board discussed further changes during its policy committee ...

Gov. Josh Stein says he has plans to address cellphones in schools and inadequate school infrastructure, but he'll need legislative help. Stein, a Democrat, called for restrictions on cellphone use in ...

More than a dozen educators and parents overwhelmingly favored a Senate bill Wednesday that bans cellphones and smart watches for students during the entire school day. Questions still lingered on how ...

The state Senate has passed a bill to require all public schools to ban student use of cellphones. The measure passed 38-2. Greater Fall River public schools largely already have policies in place ...

Harford public high school students won’t be able to have cellphones in the classroom starting next school year and can only use phones or smartwatches at their lockers between classes or at lunchtime ...

Some Alabama school districts are asking students not to bring cellphones, Stanley cups, Crocs and more to campus. Every district in the state is updating electronic device policies in response to a ...