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Committee backs bill requiring districts to adopt distraction‑free phone policies
Summary
A committee advanced Senate Bill 1032, which would require school districts to adopt a districtwide distraction‑free learning policy; sponsors framed the change as local control that preserves exemptions for medical and special‑needs cases and schools that have already adopted similar policies said they saw improved engagement.
A House committee voted to send Senate Bill 1032 to the House floor with a “do pass" recommendation after sponsors and school-district officials described local policies to remove phones from classrooms and cited improved student focus and classroom engagement.
Senate Bill 1032, introduced on behalf of Senator Burnett and explained in committee by Representative James Petzke, would require each school district to adopt a “distraction-free learning” policy by the end of the calendar year and leave implementation details to locally elected school boards. Petzke said the measure allows districts to make exceptions for special-needs students and medical necessities and…
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