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Cellphone Distractions

'Get off your phones': HHS advisory calls on kids to cut screen time

  • May 22

Corona-Norco school district implementing cellphone restrictions

  • Aug 15, 2025

LAUSD cellphone ban now in effect; includes smart watches

  • Feb 18, 2025

CA passes bill requiring schools to devise plan to ban or limit phones

  • Aug 29, 2024

Expert weighs in on LAUSD vote to ban cellphone use during school day

  • Jun 20, 2024

Iowa high school bans phone use to address student mental health

  • May 30, 2024

Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Drivers urged to put phones down

  • Apr 2, 2024

Distracted driving linked to thousands of fatal crashes every year

  • Apr 3, 2023

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LAUSD cellphone ban now in effect; includes smart watches and smart glasses

  • Feb 19, 2025
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LAUSD cellphone ban to take effect on Tuesday; includes smart watches and smart glasses

  • Feb 18, 2025
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LAUSD cellphone ban set to take place on Tuesday, includes smartwatches and smart glasses

  • Feb 18, 2025
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CA passes bill requiring schools to devise plan to ban or limit phones during the school day

  • Aug 29, 2024
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Scrolling through your phone at night: The effect bedtime-binge watching can have on your health

  • Aug 4, 2024
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Expert weighs in on LAUSD vote to ban cellphone use during school day

  • Jun 19, 2024
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Iowa school hopes ditching phones could help with teens' mental health

  • May 30, 2024
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Distracted driving linked to thousands of fatal crashes every year, statistics show

  • Apr 3, 2023

Latest Stories

LAPD warns rideshare drivers about passengers trying to steal from their bank accounts

The Los Angeles Police Department is warning rideshare drivers about a scam in which passengers try to steal from their bank accounts.

  • Dec 20, 2022

Close call! Boy distracted by phone falls down storage hole in Turkey, saved by boxes

Cameras captured the boy, who was on his cellphone, fall down a storage hole - but he did not crash to the floor below.

  • Feb 18, 2022
Twitter

Twitter launches Fleets, temporary posts that disappear

Twitter is adding a new feature to make temporary posts that won't flood your timeline.

  • Nov 17, 2020

Cellphone injuries on the rise, especially among teens, young adults, data shows

In the past 20 years, cellphone related injuries have increased steadily and significantly - including injuries to the head and neck as a result of cellphone use. Many involved cuts, bruises, concussions and even internal organ injuries, research reveals.

  • Dec 28, 2019
KGO-TV

Schools say cellphone bans caused by parents' texting

PARENTS, STOP TEXTING: Some schools have banned cellphones because parents were checking up on their kids several times throughout the day.

  • Sep 4, 2019