A fake gun threat by a third grader has reignited discussion on the appropriate age for a child to have a cell phone.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — In Greystones, Ireland, kids get their first smartphones when they are 13 years old and are about to enter what we would say is seventh grade. Can parents tell a ...

A new survey finds most children get their first cellphone when they are just 6 years old. The survey, conducted by www.vouchercloud.net, asked 2,290 American parents who have at least one child what ...

The much-discussed, much-debated and parentally panned school cell phone ban is a near non-issue for most students through the first few weeks of the school year. Proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul and ...

Some parents have decided that, although a cell phone seems too dangerous or distracting, they would still like their children to be able to learn the communication skills that come with using a ...

Cell phones can be a big distraction and that’s why some lawmakers want them to be off-limits to some Georgia students during the school day. A bill that would ban cell phones in public schools in ...

Districts have to come up with plans and get them to the New York Department of Education by Aug. 1. Mechanics of the ban – whether devices go in students' bags, a locker, a Yondr pouch, a lockbox – ...