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Pine Bluff begins policy work for new "Bell to Bell" phone restrictions; free breakfast already provided under CEP
Summary
District staff told the board they have purchased phone pouches for secondary students and are drafting procedures to implement recently enacted state laws limiting phone use in class; Pine Bluff already provides free breakfast under the Community Eligibility Provision.
The Pine Bluff School District told the board it is preparing to implement recently enacted state laws addressing in-school cellphone use and breakfast access.
District staff reported that two acts signed into law — referred to to the board as Act 122 (the Bell-to-Bell No Cell Act) and Act 123 (the Free Breakfast Act) — require procedural changes schools must follow. Staff said the district used governor-provided pilot funds and state money to purchase Yonder phone pouches for secondary students (grades 7–12) and will draft policies and procedures before the 2025–26 school year. Staff emphasized…
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