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House education committee introduces bill asking districts to adopt classroom cell‑phone restrictions
Summary
The House Committee on Education voted to introduce RS32063, a proposed rule that would require Idaho school districts to adopt written cell‑phone policies prohibiting wireless device use during classroom instruction while preserving broad local control.
The Idaho House Committee on Education voted to introduce RS32063 on Feb. 13, a one‑paragraph proposal that would require every school district to adopt a written policy that, at minimum, "prohibit[s] the use of wireless electronic communication devices in classrooms during periods of academic instruction." The proposal directs districts to have any confiscation procedures and return processes spelled out and to include the policy in district conduct manuals.
Sponsor Representative Jaren Crane, R‑Nampa, told the committee the draft is modeled on a South Carolina policy and is short by design so local school boards can tailor rules to each community. "Each district is gonna allow for local control, they're gonna get to decide what their policy looks like,"…
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