Portland students head back to school, react to second year of districts cellphone ban @WMTW
Portland students head back to school, react to second year of districts cellphone ban @WMTW
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For many Maine students, the new school year comes with a new bell-to-bell cellphone ban, but not for Portland Public Schools students.

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Portland students head back to school, react to second year of district's cellphone ban

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