The Brief A ban on cell phones in the classroom for students takes effect this year. The cell phone ban was one of many changes made to public education in Texas during the last legislative session. One of the biggest ones is a ban on cell phones in schools. Banning cell phones in classroomsFOX 4's Steven Dial: A bipartisan bill that is now law was to ban cell phone use in classroom. We're storing discipline in the classroom and getting cell phones out of the classroom.