One question in the debate in the legislature is whether there should be a ban for the full school day, or just during class time.
Over 100 turn out for Pennridge cellphone policy discussion – Bucks Round-Up – March 5, 2026
Youth advocate Lee Rush said public feedback at the event was overwhelmingly positive for strong policies to address cellphone use.
Central Bucks board backs statewide bell-to-bell cellphone ban
In a resolution approved at its Thursday night meeting, the board expressed unified support for a Senate bill to effect the ban.
To cell or not to cell
The parents I spoke to disagreed with the mandates in the Senate bill that required no cellphones on school grounds during school hours.
Politicians in Pennsylvania should focus on real issues, not cellphones
I personally want my child to have a phone on them for many reasons, the first being safety.
Video: State senators discuss school cellphone ban passage
The legislation creates a consistent statewide standard prohibiting cellphone use during instructional hours.
Santarsiero, Robinson, Hughes Bill to implement a bell-to-bell ban on student cellphone use during school day passes Senate
The bill would create a consistent statewide standard: Students may not use cellphones during the school day.
Santarsiero finds strong local support for proposed cellphone ban
A CB West High School teacher said at a meeting Tuesday that the learning environment has improved dramatically after a classroom phone ban.
AG Sunday announces takedown of large-scale cocaine-trafficking enterprise
Among those charged are Jimmie Torres and his son, Matthew Torres, who oversaw the enterprise when his father was at his home in Puerto Rico.