Massachusetts Awards More Than $625,000 for School Phone-Free Policies
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has announced over $625,000 in state grants for 17 school districts, including East Longmeadow and Northampton, to support the implementation of phone-free policies in classrooms. The initiative aims to address mental health challenges, improve student…
Springfield Holyoke, MA, October 27, 2026 —
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has announced more than $625,000 in state grants for 17 school districts to support the implementation of phone-free policies in classrooms. East Longmeadow and Northampton are among the districts receiving grants.
The initiative is intended to address mental health challenges, improve student focus and reduce cyberbullying, according to the announcement. The information provided does not specify how much funding each district will receive or how the grant amounts were determined.
The announcement also does not detail the policies districts plan to adopt, when they will take effect, or how schools will put them into practice. It identifies 17 participating districts but names only East Longmeadow and Northampton.
The grants are described as support for implementing phone-free classroom policies; the announcement does not say that all participating districts have already adopted or begun enforcing such policies. Further details about implementation plans and the allocation of the funding were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Hanna Guidry, Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini on www.westernmassnews.com, see more information here.
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