Juneau School District to crack down on cell phone use

Students enter Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on August 15, 2024. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) The Juneau School District is cracking down on cell phone use in schools. The Board of Education passed a policy amendment Tuesday. Students in …

Multiple cell phones found at Catawba County house party, sheriff says

Portland schools to ban cell phones during the day

Portland K-12 students will not be allowed to have or use their phones during the day after the school board Tuesday unanimously passed a controversial bell-to-bell cellphone ban to begin in the fall. Lily Sage, a Portland High School teacher, said the …

Donate old phones at Dallas Zoo to help save gorillas

DALLAS (KDAF) — The Dallas Zoo is asking North Texas to help protect endangered gorillas by recycling used small electronics. Now through September 1, guests can drop off phones, tablets, smartwatches, and other handheld devices at the Membership Booth at …

All majors should ban cell phones like Augusta National

OAKMONT, Pa. — Given the opportunity, we humans will default to our lowest possible level. Oh sure, we talk a good game about wanting to live our lives with higher purpose, but with the slightest temptation, we slide into the pit, abandoning all pretense …

Multiple cell phones found at Catawba County house party, sheriff says

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Multiple cell phones have been recovered from the mass shooting at a pool party in Catawba County that occurred over a week ago, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office said on Wednesday, June 11, that multiple …

School board discusses electronic communication device and cell phone use policy, regulations

The school board held their monthly meeting this past Monday and on the agenda was to discuss possible changes to the electronic communication device and cell phone use policy and regulations. The Nebraska Legislature passed a bill this past session that …

UPDATE: Investigators trying to connect partygoers with missing cell phones after mass shooting

UPDATE (6/11/25) CATAWBA CO., NC – The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office is trying to connect people who were at a house party where a mass shooting happened and their cell phones. Investigators say they found a number of phones that were either …

InvestigateTV+: Examining both sides of the debate on cell phones in schools

(InvestigateTV) — Some states have banned cell phones in school and others are strongly considering it. InvestigateTV+ takes an in-depth look at both sides of the debate – and the different approaches encouraging kids to hang up in class. Then, a man in …

123Invent Inventor Develops New Cell Phone Accessory (MHO-605)

PITTSBURGH, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — “People are often preoccupied and often leave their phones behind. I wanted to create a quick way to alert a person so they can retrieve their phone before walking away,” said an inventor, from Amarillo, …