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Committee backs stronger school cell-phone policies, with limits and exemptions
Summary
The House Education Committee voted to recommend HB 781 as amended, directing districts to adopt cell-phone restrictions at minimum during class instruction and to include exceptions for medical needs and language support.
The House Education Committee voted 16-1 to recommend House Bill 781, a bill directing school districts to adopt policies restricting the use of student personal cell phones during classroom instruction and allowing local boards discretion outside class time.
The bill, as amended by subcommittee language (amendment 0733h), requires that district policies "at a minimum" restrict use of student personal cell phones during class instruction and permits districts to include additional restrictions at other times of the…
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