Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
State representatives brief Timberlane board on new cell‑phone and parental‑rights laws; policy committee to vet district rules
Summary
State representatives Deborah DeSimone and Jay Markell told the Timberlane Regional School District school board that Senate Bill 206 — restricting classroom cell‑phone use with stated exceptions — was signed into law June 27 and that a parental‑rights statute took effect July 1, and they offered help as the district updates policy.
State representatives Deborah DeSimone and Jay Markell addressed the Timberlane Regional School District school board during the public comment period to summarize two recently enacted state laws and to offer assistance as the district updates policy.
DeSimone and Markell said Senate Bill 206, which they described as prohibiting cell‑phone use “in the classroom,” was passed and signed into law on June 27 and will impose new requirements on local districts. “The legislature…works really hard to make sure that the exceptions would be, that students would be allowed if they have IEPs or 504 plans,” DeSimone said, adding that emergent multilingual students…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
