PPS bans cell phones, adopts ‘off and away all day’ policy

A high school in Bergen County is the latest to restrict cell phone use by students. Ramsey High School is requiring students to store their devices in Yondr cell phone pouches during the school day,

Middle and high school students who attend Portland Public Schools will not be allowed to use their cellphones or smartwatches during the school day and will face uniform and escalating consequences for violations under a districtwide policy approved 5-2 by the school board Tuesday.

More than a year and a half after a student cell phone ban began at Palm Beach Maritime Academy in Lantana, the principal, who was hesitant to try out a pouch program for students to lock their phones away,

Portland Public Schools passes district-wide cellphone ban. Specifics on the rollout are still in the works, according to a Portland Public Schools spokesperson. "Many