Maine has joined the growing list of states to prohibit cellphone use entirely for public-school students, requiring all schools to comply by Aug. 1.
“The new policy is a ‘bell-to-bell’ policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day,” explained WGME, the Maine-based CBS and Fox affiliate.
“However, schools are required to make an exception for emergency situations.”
The state will provide more than $300,000 for schools to implement the ban, which was included in Gov. Janet Mills’ supplemental budget, according to the news outlet.
