Cell phones banned in Wis. schools

Students in Wisconsin’s K-12 schools are no longer allowed to use their cellphones during class time under a bipartisan bill signed Oct. 31 by Wis. Gov. Tony Evers. The law will require school boards across the state to develop policies banning the use of cellphones during class time, if they haven’t done so already. The law allows exemptions for emergency situations, a student’s ability to manage their health or for educational purposes authorized by teachers.

Wisconsin is now the 36th state to ban cellphone use in classrooms. School boards must put their policies in place no later than July of next year.

Evers signed the law despite having reservations about it, he said. School boards should decide if banning cellphones in schools is best for their community, but he’s also concerned ab