The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill to ban cell phones in schools, allowing districts to create their own policies aimed at enhancing student focus.

We hope this indicates a turnaround about the approach to public schools and respect that teachers deserve and need, the editorial states.

The first bill passed through the Oklahoma House of Representatives is an effort to ban cellphones in the classroom.

House Bill 1276 was the first bill to get a floor vote in the 60th Legislature. It lets individual districts decide how to ...

House Bill 1276 offers an opt out for school districts to address local control concerns, said the bill's author.