Cellphones got the boot from the classroom. Screens are next.

Cellphones got the boot from the classroom, and the next push targets screens beyond smartphones as lawmakers and parents push to limit technology use for young children. After school bans spread across the U.S., a bipartisan effort is moving from school board debates to state legislatures, extending scrutiny from high schools to tablets and digital learning tools in elementary grades. Six states, including Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, and Utah, enacted screen-time laws this year, and at least 10 others introduced legislation. Los Angeles Unified School District, serving nearly half a million students, voted to restrict screen time before second grade. Federal action is also emerging: bipartisan legislation introduced in May would require the U.S. surgeon general to set age-based screen time recommendations.