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Senate approves Bell-to-Bell No Cell Act, bars student personal device use during school day
Summary
The Arkansas Senate approved Senate Bill 142, the “Bell-to-Bell No Cell Act,” sending to the House a law that prohibits student possession/use of personal electronic devices during the school day while preserving local control and limited exceptions.
The Arkansas Senate on a 28-1-1-4 vote approved Senate Bill 142, the Bell-to-Bell No Cell Act, which restricts student possession and use of personal electronic devices from the start of the school day to its end. Sponsor Senator Deese presented the bill and the chamber transmitted it to the House after the roll call.
Senator Deese said the bill “prohibit[s] possession or restrict possession of cell phone use for our students” while giving each local school district authority to decide how to implement the policy, including whether to use pouches, lockers or cubbies and how to set disciplinary responses. “It gives each school district the local control to outline their policy around the implementation of this,” he…
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