# Statewide cellphone ban in Connecticut classrooms fails to make it to finish line

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-05-09-statewide-cellphone-ban-in-connecticut-classrooms-fails-to-make-it-to-finish-lin-7c4bfe/
- Published: 2026-05-09
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: hastingstribune
- Original report: https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/agriculture/statewide-cellphone-ban-in-connecticut-classrooms-fails-to-make-it-to-finish-line/article_87cb6c36-2194-533e-b651-6eb666ace509.html
- Topics: connecticut
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> HARTFORD, Conn. — When the legislative session began, a statewide bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in Connecticut classrooms was among Gov. Ned Lamont’s top priorities but as the clock ran out on the session Wednesday, the bill hadn’t passed.

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*Originally reported by hastingstribune. [Read more](https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/agriculture/statewide-cellphone-ban-in-connecticut-classrooms-fails-to-make-it-to-finish-line/article_87cb6c36-2194-533e-b651-6eb666ace509.html)*

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*Source: [https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/agriculture/statewide-cellphone-ban-in-connecticut-classrooms-fails-to-make-it-to-finish-line/article_87cb6c36-2194-533e-b651-6eb666ace509.html](https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/agriculture/statewide-cellphone-ban-in-connecticut-classrooms-fails-to-make-it-to-finish-line/article_87cb6c36-2194-533e-b651-6eb666ace509.html)*