Marsha's Bell-to-Bell Plan
July 21, 2026
Marsha is proposing a cell phone ban from the first bell of the day until the last bell of the day.
In 2025, the Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation, which Governor Lee signed, requiring local school boards to prohibit students from using wireless communication devices during "instructional time."
Blackburn will fight to prohibit cell phones during breaks, lunch, or study halls, not just instructional time.
Blackburn will fight to prohibit cell phones during breaks, lunch, or study halls, not just instructional time.
When you check in to school, you should check in your cell phone.
As Phones In Focus "findings suggest that where phones are stored during the school day may matter as much as when students are forbidden from using them, and in terms of teacher satisfaction: the stricter the policy, the better."
As Phones In Focus "findings suggest that where phones are stored during the school day may matter as much as when students are forbidden from using them, and in terms of teacher satisfaction: the stricter the policy, the better."
Under Governor Blackburn, there will be no cell phones from bell to bell, and Tennessee students will be able to focus on learning.
Here in Tennessee schools, we’re going to learn.
Here in Tennessee schools, we’re going to learn.