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Whitmer is Expected to Call on State Legislature to Limit Cell Phones in Public Schools

Feb 25, 2025 | 12:21 PM

Photo: Kelly Powers ~ USA TODAY NETWORK

LANSING, Feb. 25, 2025 ~ During her State of the State Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to ask the State Legislature to introduce a bill to limit cell phone use in public schools.

The cell phone limits would aim to improve student academic performance and limit harm to their mental health. A GOP bill introduced last year in the State House would have outright banned cell phones being used in classrooms, but it did not come to a vote.

PODCAST:

Feb. 25, 2025 ~ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking for legislation limiting cell phone use in classrooms. John Bernia, superintendent of Warren Consolidated Schools, joins Kevin Dietz to discuss this.

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