All cell phones must be off and remain in a student’s backpack or in a classroom cell phone locker at all times under a policy approved in 2024 by the Apache Junction Unified School District Governing Board.
Now banning cell phones from classrooms is going statewide.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on April 14 signed into law House Bill 2484, which requires public school districts and charter schools to adopt policies limiting student access to social media and wireless devices — while preserving reasonable access for emergencies, medical needs and educational use, according to a release from Republican State Rep. Beverly Pingerelli, the bill’s sponsor.
