LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Cellphones can be addictive and a distraction in the classroom. A Kentucky law was supposed to stop students from texting and being on their phones at school.
State lawmakers passed House Bill 208 in March 2025 and it went into effect the following school year. But the ban didn’t stop thousands of Jefferson County Public Schools students from using their phones.
The law didn’t set a statewide standard for technology in schools but it did require local school boards to create policies that keep cellphones out of the classroom…