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Senate approves bill requiring districts to report school violent incidents and adopt cell‑phone policies
Summary
Senate substitute for SB 68 passed 29-5; the bill requires schools to report acts of violence to state authorities and asks districts to adopt bell‑to‑bell cell‑phone policies with limited exemptions.
The Missouri Senate passed Senate substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 68, legislation creating a reporting requirement for violent incidents in schools and requiring each school district to adopt a cell‑phone policy that in most cases restricts student use from bell to bell. The bill passed by a roll-call vote of 29 ayes and 5 noes.
Senator from Saint Francis,…
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