MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WIAT) — A new law banning smartphones in classrooms across Alabama has now gone into effect. On Wednesday, ...

The law also includes a requirement for the Alabama State Department of Education to provide safe social media training for ...

Governor Kay Ivey signed the FOCUS Act on Wednesday, May 14, prohibiting students' use of smartphones and other wireless ...

The bill banning cell phones in Alabama’s public schools is now law. Gov. Kay Ivey put her signature on the FOCUS Act on ...

Gov. Kay Ivey signed the FOCUS Act, which bans the use of smartphones and wireless devices by students in Alabama's public ...

Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill banningthe use of cell phones in Alabama classrooms. The FOCUS Act stands for "Freeing Our Classrooms of Unnecessary Screens for Safety." Students can still bring ...

Governor Kay Ivey has enacted the FOCUS Act, a new law prohibiting the use of smartphones and other wireless devices by ...

The Eufaula school board addressed inconsistencies in the student handbook after a senior was barred from graduating.

School systems in Alabama are developing plans to implement a new law that bans cell phone usage in public schools.

The Alabama Senate passed House Bill 166 to ban theuse of wireless communication devices, including cell phones, in Alabama ...

The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Kay Ivey, who has already signaled her approval and intent to sign the bill into law.