Phone-Free Schools

Join the Movement for Distraction-free schools

Give your child an extra hour of learning every day, while reducing anxiety and building real friendships

Better focus. Real friendships. Academic success. It starts with Distraction-free schools.

We all want what’s best for our children. We want them to succeed academically, develop healthy relationships, and build the skills they need for a bright future.

The research is clear: phone-free schools give students an extra 90 minutes of learning daily, reduce bullying, and create space for authentic peer connections.

Phones are designed to distract—kids deserve classrooms designed for learning.

Schools across the country are adopting “away for the day” phone-free policies with remarkable results: students report less anxiety, teachers see improved engagement, and academic performance improves.

Washington students are being left behind. We remain one of ten states with no statewide requirement that schools even have a policy on the books. As a result, our students face a patchwork of policies, most of which fall short of the gold standard “away for the day” policies that 23 states currently have in place.

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PHONE-FREE SCHOOLS MOVEMENT MODEL DEFINITION
A phone-free school has a “first bell to last bell” policy that requires all personal electronic devices (cell phones, smartwatches, earbuds, AirPods, fitness trackers, and Bluetooth connected headphones, etc.) are turned off, securely stored away (like in a backpack or locker), and inaccessible for the entire school day.

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Sample Policy for Phone Free Schools

Students lose an average of 41.5 instructional days to cell phones each year