{"id":192664,"date":"2026-05-14T21:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/192664\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T21:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:55:26","slug":"erie-school-district-to-ban-cellphones-in-classrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/192664\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie School District to ban cellphones in classrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Erie School District is cracking down on the use of outside technology in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The board of directors voted unanimously Wednesday night to adopt new policy that would confiscate items like cellphones, headphones and tablets at the beginning of the day, returning them when school lets out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/penn-state-behrend-hosts-stem-focused-career-day\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Penn State Behrend hosts STEM-focused career day;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Penn State Behrend hosts STEM-focused career day&quot;}\"> Penn State Behrend hosts STEM-focused career day <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s a policy that several local school districts already follow in an effort to promote distraction free classrooms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Assistant Superintendent of the Erie School District, Teresa Szumigala, said, \u201cIf they are brought to school they will be stored. We are still working on what that\u2019s exactly going to look at, but we\u2019re encouraging students to keep that at home. We can provide everything that they need with the equipment that they have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The policy won\u2019t go into effect right away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now, school admin will work to find the best way to enforce the rule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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