Next Halloween could be extra scary for students across Oregon, courtesy of an executive order issued Wednesday by Gov. Tina Kotek that gives the state’s 197 public school districts until October 31 to come up with a policy that prohibits cellphone use for the entire school day.

By the middle of the upcoming school year, Oregon students will not be allowed to use their cellphones in school. Gov. Tina Kotek on July 2 issued an executive order to Oregon’s 197 school districts,

The order from Gov. Tina Kotek mandates that Oregon school districts adopt policies banning student cell phone use in K-12 schools by Oct. 31, 2025, with full implementation required by Jan. 1,