Bipartisan Support Grows for Cellphone Bans in Schools

A growing number of states are implementing or considering bans on cellphone use in schools, with support coming from both sides of the political aisle. At least eight states have enacted measures to restrict or prohibit student cellphone use in schools over the past two years, according to education officials. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, have both vocally supported cellphone bans in schools despite their ideological differences. “Teachers know (cellphones are) a huge distraction, but much bigger than that is that it is impacting the mental health of so many of our students,” Sanders told reporters on Thursday....