Teachers were exhausted from constantly policing the phone use, cyberbullying cases were on the rise, and instead of talking to each other during recess, students were glued to their phones. In response,

Florida lawmakers approved an expansion Friday on the ban on cell phones for elementary and middle school students, and are testing it in high schools.

The exact details of how each school keeps phones out of the hands of students would be up to that school or district, according to the legislation.