Here's what we know now about school cellphone bans More states are implementing or considering phone bans in schools following guidance from the U.S. Surgeon General on children and social media. BIXBY — For the past three months of school, Carter Storts found herself reaching for her cellphone only to come up empty. Like all students in ninth grade and below at Bixby Public Schools, Carter isn’t...Article.wn.com, read more.