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Council advances revised student cellphone policy; state education agency monitoring removed from amended bill
Summary
Council member Brooke Pinto moved the Disconnect Amendment Act of 2025 (Bill 26‑73), aiming to limit student access to personal electronic devices during the school day; the Committee adopted an amendment-in-the-nature-of-a-substitute that removed a statutory monitoring requirement for the State Education Agency (OSSE).
Council member Brooke Pinto moved the Disconnect Amendment Act of 2025 (bill 26‑73), a measure designed to limit student access to personal electronic devices during school hours. Pinto said she introduced the bill to “empower our students and our teachers to get the most from learning in school” and described revisions made since introduction.
The amendment nature of a substitute adopted in…
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