Cellphones in Schools

As Will County schools begin a new year this month, we took a look at cell phone policies for students at Joliet area schools districts. Here's what we found.

Some McHenry County high schools already had policies about keeping cellphones off and out of sight – but now they're enforcing them more strictly as evidence mounts about potential harms, especially from social media.

Students can bring cell phones to most DuPage County schools, but district policies prohibit them from using them during the school day

The handheld devices that once were used for communication only now have the world available at the touch of a button. And some educators, administrators and parents across DeKalb County are debating the role of cellphones in schools.

As restrictions in cellphone use increase across the US, local educators discuss what has been done and what could be done in the future to keep the students focused in the classroom.

La Salle County schools have their own approaches to cellphone use in schools, as calls for restrictions on cellphone use in schools have increased in the past year nationally.

Here is what Kane County parents should know about their school districts’ cellphone policies before sending their students back to school this fall.

As Kendall County students prepare get back the books, school districts are mostly keeping their cellphones policies unchanged from previous years. However, there has been increased focus on these policies.

Restrictions on cellphone use in schools have increased in the past year across the nation as phone use rises and studies indicate the negative impact of social media on youths. Here is how some Sauk Valley-area school districts are handling the cellphone debate.

La Salle-Peru High School opened the new school year with a new cellphone policy to help eliminate classroom distractions, confiscating 10 cellphones on the first day and another 10 the second.