DES MOINES, Iowa — Cell phones could be on the way out in Des Moines Public Schools. Hoover High School was the first school in the district with a ban, requiring students to store phones in their backpacks during class. Tuesday night, the Des Moines ...

The School Board will hear from district parents Tuesday night who want officials to implement a "bell-to-bell" cellphone ban in schools.

All five of Des Moines Public Schools' traditional high schools will receive additional support from the federal government in response to a statewide performance review that scored all five low.

Sarah Horobin experienced the increasing distraction of students with cell phones in her Taft High School classes over the years. It was hard to compete with a device that lured away a student’s attention with texts,

Using guidance from the Virginia Department of Education, the August County School Board will ban cell phones for students.