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flag Portland, Maine, considers collecting students' phones in class; senators propose $5M for studying cellphone bans.

flag Portland, Maine, is considering a policy to collect students' cell phones at the start of the school day to reduce classroom distractions. flag This follows concerns raised by teachers and administrators. flag Meanwhile, a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Tom Cotton and Tim Kaine aims to provide up to $5 million in federal funding to study and develop pilot programs for long-term cellphone bans in classrooms. flag Nine states have already implemented statewide restrictions on cellphone use in schools.

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