Pritzker visits suburban Chicago high school to promote statewide student cellphone ban

Name: Pritzker visits suburban Chicago high school to promote statewide student cellphone ban
Uploaded: 2026-04-07T20:50:59Z
Duration: 1 min
Description: Gov. JB Pritzker visited Oak Park and River Forest High School to highlight his proposal banning cellphones for K–12 students, saying the policy would reduce classroom distractions, improve mental health, curb cyberbullying, and allow limited exceptions for medical needs and emergencies.

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Gov. JB Pritzker visited Oak Park and River Forest High School to highlight his proposal banning cellphones for K–12 students, saying the policy would reduce classroom distractions, improve mental health, curb cyberbullying, and allow limited exceptions for medical needs and emergencies.