California is the latest and largest state to require its schools to restrict or ban cellphone use in the classroom.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed the Phone-Free School Act on Monday, which requires every school in the Golden State to implement a policy limiting cellphone use by July 1, 2026. California’s law comes after other states, including Florida and Indiana, passed similar laws aimed at improving students’ performance in the classroom.
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