Coverage dated September 23, 2024

California becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at school

Headline from KEYT Santa Barbara

Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student smartphone use

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    California becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at school (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student smartphone use

  2. Fortune

    California Gov. Newsom signs law requiring schools districts to limit or ban students from using smartphones on campus (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The move comes after Newsom signed a law in 2019 authorizing school districts to restrict student phone access.

  3. Breitbart News

    Newsom Signs Bill Restricting Smartphones in Schools (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Newsom signed a bill "to require every school district ... to adopt a policy limiting or prohibiting the use of smartphones by July 1, 2026."

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    California schools required to restrict cell phone usage in classrooms (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    School in California will now be required to limit or ban the usage of smartphones in schools under a new state law.

  5. The Hill

    Newsom signs law restricting phones in California schools (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law Monday a bill that will restrict cell phones in schools across the state. The Phone-Free School Act requires every public school to create a policy to limit or prohibit phone use by students during school hours.

  6. Blaze Media

    Gavin Newsom signs bill to ban cell phone use in California public schools (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    The new law comes into effect in July 2026.

  7. KTVU San Francisco

    Gov. Newsom signs law to restrict cell phones at California schools (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Monday requiring school districts to establish policies that restrict cell phone use on campus by 2026.

  8. The Guardian

    California schools must curb student phone use under new law (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Governor signed a law on Monday requiring state schools to create rules to restrict student cellphone use by 2026

  9. Los Angeles Times

    California orders schools to restrict cellphone use amid student distractions, anxiety (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Gov. Newsom signed the Phone-Free Schools Act into law. It requires California school districts to draft policies restricting or banning student cellphone use.

  10. CBS News

    California schools must restrict student cell phone use on campus under law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed legislation into law that directs school districts across California to draft and implement policies that will limit students' use of cell phones during the school day.

  11. Green Field Reporter

    California becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at school - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student smartphone use under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Monday. The legislation makes California the latest state to try to curb student phone access in an effort to minimize distraction…

  12. NBC Los Angeles

    Gov. Newsom signs bill banning the use of cellphones during school hours (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill that restricts the use of smartphones on school campuses in California.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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