Michigan lawmakers discuss new classroom cell phone ban with students

By: Martin Slagter

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 1,082

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago


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Students in Nick Scott’s AP Government class at Trenton High School were given a rundown on how a piece of state legislation that impacts their daily education came to pass, courtesy of a visit Tuesday from a pair of state representatives.

Representatives Mark Tisdel (R-Rochester Hills) and Rylee Linting (R-Wyandotte) took students through the process of how a set of bills banning cell phones during instruction time in Michigan classrooms became a law, from Tisdel’s …

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