Wyoming phone-free school law (2026): Wyoming requires every district to adopt a cellphone and smart-device policy by July 2026, after a stricter 2025 mandatory-ban attempt failed. Here's what administrators need to know about compliance, scope, and enforcement.
Wyoming has enacted a statewide phone-free school law. Under SF 35 (2026) — signed by Gov. Mark Gordon 2026-03-06 — every district must adopt a policy restricting student personal-device use during instructional time. The law takes effect July 1, 2026 (district policy deadline), and many Wyoming districts are choosing to extend their policies bell-to-bell.
What Wyoming's Phone-Free School Law Requires
- • Statute: SF 35, signed March 6, 2026
- • District policy deadline: July 1, 2026
- • Excludes medical devices, time-only watches, health monitors
- • Districts file reports with the state superintendent
- • A stricter 2025 ban attempt failed
How Wyoming Schools Comply
Wyoming's law gives districts flexibility on how to enforce. The schools that succeed pair a written policy with an enforcement mechanism that doesn't put the burden on teachers — and that produces compliance data when the state asks for it.
Three enforcement models
- • Physical pouches (e.g., Yondr): high per-student cost, daily distribution logistics, and limited compliance data.
- • District storage (lockers, cubbies, classroom caddies): lowest cost but relies on staff to police compliance.
- • Device-level software (LockedIn): OS-level locking, geofencing, and automated compliance reporting — no daily logistics.
Why Wyoming schools choose LockedIn
LockedIn is a software-based phone-free campus solution built for Wyoming's schools. It provides
OS-level device locking,
campus geofencing, real-time monitoring, and automated compliance reports — exactly what Wyoming administrators need to demonstrate that the policy is being enforced. Unlike physical pouches, there's no hardware to lose, replace, or distribute. See our full
comparison of phone-free campus solutions or the
LockedIn vs Yondr pouches guide.
A flexible 2026 mandate
After a stricter 2025 mandatory-ban proposal failed, Wyoming enacted SF 35 in March 2026. The law is intentionally
flexible: it requires every district to adopt a personal-device policy by July 1, 2026, but it does not prescribe
scope or enforcement method. Districts that want bell-to-bell can adopt it; those that want a lighter approach can,
too — as long as a written policy is on file with the state superintendent.
Verify the law in Wyoming
Read the primary source — SF 35 (2026) — and confirm the latest guidance with your state agency before adopting policy.
See our complete phone-free school laws by state directory for legislation updates across all 50 states + DC.
Get started
Wyoming schools can be phone-free in less than a day with LockedIn. Use our free phone-free school policy generator to draft a compliant policy, then contact our team to deploy district-wide.