Anticipating a state mandate to ban cell phones at schools, District 233 administrators are investigating how to prepare for the directive.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants Illinois to join 35 other states that ban cell phones during the school day, with a few exceptions. The legislation was proposed in 2025 but didn’t pass the Illinois House. This legislative session the bill is likely to become law.
Administrators are finding that the current policy on cell phone…
