LAUSD is banning cellphone use across the hundreds of schools in the nation's second-largest school district beginning on Feb. 18. Here's how it could work.

The Los Angeles Unified School District Tuesday released more details into the pending cellphone ban on school campuses, starting in January 2025. The district’s presentation to the Board of Education showed the LAUSD’s policy will align with the Phone-Free School Act,

LAUSD says its student cellphone ban will start Feb. 18. Schools will decide how to restrict phones, from telling students to put them in backpacks to using magnetically sealed pouches.

Starting in February, Los Angeles Unified School District students will be required to stow away their cell phones, smartwatches, and earbuds during the school day.