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House education committee introduces bill asking districts to adopt classroom cell‑phone rules
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Representative Jaren Crane, R‑Nampa, told the House Committee on Education on Feb. 13 that RS32063 would require school districts to adopt written cell‑phone policies by Aug. 1 and include those policies in district conduct manuals.
Representative Jaren Crane, R‑Nampa, told the House Committee on Education on Feb. 13 that RS32063 would require school districts to adopt written cell‑phone policies by Aug. 1 and include those policies in district conduct manuals. "At a minimum such policy shall prohibit the use of wireless electronic communication devices in classrooms during the periods of academic instruction," Crane said, reading the bill's text.
The one‑paragraph proposal, which Crane said is modeled on South Carolina law, leaves details to local boards of trustees and does not include a fiscal note. Proponents said the bill is intentionally short to preserve…
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