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Gov. Murphy signs law banning cellphones in NJ public schools

  • Jan 8

NYC announces new cellphone policy for 2025-2026 school year

  • Jul 24, 2025
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Gov. Hochul plans to restrict cellphone use in schools statewide

  • Jan 13, 2025

Stamford students to have limited access to phones in school

  • Aug 21, 2024

CT considering ways to keep cell phones out of classrooms

  • Mar 5, 2024

Special phone bags for concerts, shows now being used in schools

  • May 23, 2023

Close call! Boy using phone falls down storage hole, saved by boxes

  • Feb 18, 2022

Twitter launches Fleets, temporary posts that disappear

  • Nov 17, 2020

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Woman with no right hand ticketed for using phone with her right hand

  • May 28
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Extra Time: Chancellor Banks' comments on cell phones in schools

  • Sep 5, 2024
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Stamford community reacts to cellphone ban in schools

  • Aug 21, 2024
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CT proposing ways to keep cell phones out of classrooms

  • Mar 5, 2024
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Connecticut developing statewide policy to keep cellphones out of classrooms

  • Mar 5, 2024
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Special phone bags for concerts, shows now being used in schools

  • May 23, 2023
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Close call! Boy using phone falls down storage hole, saved by boxes

  • Nov 14, 2022
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Experts advise reducing smartphone usage for better health

  • Mar 3, 2019

Latest Stories

Cellphone injuries on the rise, especially among teens, young adults, data shows

In the past 20 years, cellphone related injuries have increased steadily and significantly - including injuries to the head and neck as a result of cellphone use. Many involved cuts, bruises, concussions and even internal organ injuries, research reveals.

  • Dec 28, 2019
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Schools say cellphone bans caused by parents' texting

PARENTS, STOP TEXTING: Some schools have banned cellphones because parents were checking up on their kids several times throughout the day.

  • Sep 4, 2019

Digital Detox Vacation: How it benefits you and your kids

More people are searching for trips that help them get away from it all and disconnect as a digital detox.

  • Aug 6, 2019

Put down that phone! Experts say reducing your smartphone usage is healthy

With people spending hours on their phones every day, experts say reducing screen time can help improve your health.

  • Mar 3, 2019
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Vitaminwater offering $100K to ditch your smartphone for 1 year

You may want to put your phone down because vitaminwater is offering a sweet deal in a contest that challenges smartphone users to go scroll-free for a year.

  • Dec 13, 2018