Daily brief · Roxbury, Boston, MA
BPS weighs all-day ban on personal devices
October 15, 2026
Top story
Boston schools consider all-day personal-device ban
Boston Public Schools sent the School Committee a proposal Wednesday that would require Pre-K–12 students to keep personal devices, including phones, smartwatches and personal laptops, off throughout the school day—even during lunch and passing periods.
WCVB
- Women’s sports bar prepares to open downtown
- Boston Collegiate finance committee reviews audit and school finances
- Council hearing addresses repairs on Boston private ways
- Free Medicare enrollment help in Roxbury today
…and 7 more in this brief.
Get the Roxbury, Boston brief in your inbox every morning, free.
Get the morning brief