Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath on Wednesday said next year lawmakers should ban the use of cellphones in public schools across the state.

Years ago if parents needed to get in touch with their children during the school day, they called the school office - not anymore.

The Virginia Department of Education is giving school districts until New Year's Day to ban student cell phone use. Why it matters: The goal is to reduce K-12 students' exposure to their phones, which has been tied to distracted learning and increased anxiety and depression via social media usage.

Virginia K-12 students in public schools will be banned from using cell phones or other personal communication devices such as smartwatches from “bell-to-bell” during school. The devices must be turned off and stored in backpacks,

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has released its final guidance on a "bell-to-bell" cell phone-free policy for K-12 public schools across the state, in response to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 33.

The guidelines issues Tuesday by the Virginia Department of Education must be in place in all public schools by Jan. 1 of next year

The state's new cell phone policy for schools is a road map for educators and families with a no phones at all in schools destination and tonight- several super