Pritzker cited studies showing cellphone bans are linked to a decrease in bullying and an increase in test scores.

Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. JB Pritzker, they’re a distraction, and he has proposed banning them during classroom instruction. Pritzker proposed legislation during his State of the State speech in February that would call for banning cellphones during classroom learning time.

Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed a state plan to ban the use of cell phones in Illinois classrooms, with exceptions for emergency situations, educational purposes, and health or well-being reasons.

Cellphones in the classroom might soon be a thing of the past in Illinois public schools. Gov. JB Pritzker proposed legislation that would require all school districts to adopt a policy that prohibits cellphones during class time.