A Pew Research study in April found that more than 70% of high school teachers say that students being distracted by cellphones is a major problem.

Across the U.S., legislators, superintendents, and heads of schools are taking steps to give children and adolescents a phone-free learning environment. As many as eight U.S. states are now requiring that school districts restrict student phone use in an attempt to improve the lives of young students.

Catholic schools around the U.S. are rising to the challenge as well, with some enforcing phone-free policies for a while. Read More.