California is the latest and largest state to require its schools to restrict or ban cellphone use in the classroom. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed the Phone-Free School Act on Monday, which requires every school in the Golden State to implement a policy limiting cellphone use by July 1,

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 distractions in the classroom and address the mental health

California has enacted a new law that requires school districts to establish regulations limiting student smartphone use, following the lead of several other states.