Students in Toledo Public Schools will be required to store cell phones during school.

Toledo Public Schools students will be required to store their cell phones in secure pouches or lockboxes during school hours beginning in August, as part of a new district-wide policy released on the TPS Facebook page Friday. The change comes in response to Ohio House Bill 250, which mandates that all public school districts adopt formal rules regarding student cell phone use during instructional time. Gov. Mike DeWine supported the bill, citing concerns about how phones disrupt learning and affect student focus.