More states invest in plans for cell phone-free schools

At the Sutter Middle School talent show in Folsam, California, you won't see a phone anywhere. The performances to be recorded in students memories, not their devices. In 2023, after district leaders decided to make their campuses phone free, principal Tariq McFall noticed immediate changes.It's just a no-brainer for their social emotional and their their mental health and being able to come to school and not have to worry about what someone else is doing with their cell phone. Teachers loved it, too. We wo ...