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Coverage dated October 26, 2026 to October 27, 2026

Governor Josh Shapiro signs bill banning cell phones in Pennsylvania schools

Headline from 6ABC Philadelphia

Starting next school year, no cell phones allowed in Pennsylvania schools from the first bell to the final dismissal bell.

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Gov. Shapiro expected to sign school cell phone ban into law (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    It requires schools to adopt a bell-to-bell ban starting in the 2027- 2028 school year.

  2. ABC 27 Harrisburg

    Shapiro expected to sign school cell phone ban today (opens ABC 27 Harrisburg)

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    ABC 27 Harrisburg's feed description

    (WHTM)-- Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is expected to sign a bill today banning cell phones in Pennsylvania classrooms. The Pennsylvania House and Senate passed the bill with bipartisan support last week. The State Senate approved the bill 47-3 after the State House passed it 141-62.

  3. ABC 27 Harrisburg

    Pennsylvania Governor signs bill banning cellphones in schools (opens ABC 27 Harrisburg)

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    ABC 27 Harrisburg's feed description

    DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) - Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has signed a bill that will require a bell-to-bell cell phone ban in schools. Shapiro visited Lenape Middle School in Doylestown, Bucks County, to sign Senate Bill 1014 into law.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Gov. Shapiro went to Central Bucks to sign the school cell phone ban (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    At Lenape Middle School, the Democratic governor said students "need to spend less time focused on their phones, and a whole lot more time focused on learning."

  5. Chalk Beat

    Pennsylvania adopts school cellphone ban (opens Chalk Beat)

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    Chalk Beat's feed description

    Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro visited Lenape Middle School in Bucks County to sign a cellphone ban bill on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026.

  6. Triblive

    Gov. Shapiro travels to Central Bucks to sign school cellphone ban (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro went to Bucks County on Monday to sign a law banning cellphones in all K-12 schools, starting in the 2027-2028 year.

  7. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Governor Josh Shapiro signs bill banning cell phones in Pennsylvania schools (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Starting next school year, no cell phones allowed in Pennsylvania schools from the first bell to the final dismissal bell.

  8. Triblive

    Shapiro signs statewide cellphone ban for Pennsylvania schools (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday signed a bell-to-bell cellphone ban for Pennsylvania schools.

  9. Newsweek

    Map Shows States Banning Phones in Classrooms As Pennsylvania Signs Bill (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    School cellphone rules now stretch across much of the U.S., but states differ in how far restrictions go.

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

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