Cell phone ban in classrooms to begin this upcoming school year

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No Phones In Classrooms,Senate Bill 185

Jessica Gruenling joined WRTV as a Reporter & Multi Media Journalist in June of 2023.

INDIANAPOLIS — Students in Indiana will no longer be able to have their cell phones during instructional time in classrooms.WATCH PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Bill would establish criteria for cell phone usage inside Indiana schools

Barnes' sons are in MSD Washington Township School — a district that already has a cell phone policy. But now every district in the state will be required to have one and follow similar guidelines. “We have a problem with kids paying attention in school,” State Rep. Julie McGuire said. “Testing scores continue to go down, we have too many distractions in life and social media takes over our kids’ lives.”

 

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