Evers signs Wisconsin school cell phone ban into law

Published October 31, 2025 3:02pm ET



(The Center Square) – Wisconsin school boards must create rules banning cell phones during instructional time with a deadline by July 1 after Gov. Tony Evers signed the bill into law Friday.

States across the country have moved to ban cell phones at school or during certain parts of the school.

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