It’s no surprise that students are pushing back on cellphone bans in classrooms. But school administrators in one South Florida county working to pull students’ eyes away from their screens are facing some resistance from another group as well – parents.

Broward County Public School students and parents have mixed reactions to the first few months of the district’s policy banning most cellphone use. The School Board is split too, but declined to make any changes.

Since the beginning of the 2024 school year in August, students in Broward County Public Schools, the country's sixth largest district, have been barred from using cellphones during the school day, including during lunch and breaks,