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Committee backs bill requiring school districts to adopt distraction‑free device policies
Summary
The House Education Committee recommended a "do pass" on Senate Bill 1032, which would require Idaho school districts to adopt distraction‑free learning policies for personal electronic devices by the end of the calendar year, while allowing local control and exemptions for medical and instructional needs.
The Idaho House Education Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 1032, a measure that would require every school district to adopt a "distraction‑free learning" policy for cell phones and similar personal electronic devices.
Senator and Representative sponsors told the committee that evidence and local experience show removing phones from classrooms improves focus, classroom engagement and student social interaction. "The evidence that we need to be getting cell phones out of classrooms at this point is becoming overwhelming," said Representative James Petzke, who introduced the bill in the House. Petzke told the committee the legislation preserves local…
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