Indiana School Districts: Cell Phone Policy & Enforcement

Indiana's SEA 78 extends the student device ban to the whole school day from July 1, 2026. Each school corporation and charter school must either bar devices from school or require them to be stored away, powered off and inaccessible.

State rule

Law in effectBell-to-bell law

Law

SEA 78 (2026), expanding SEA 185 (2024)

When

Since July 1, 2026