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Committee hears calls to act sooner on phone restrictions and digital-citizenship guidance
Summary
Substitute SB 5,346 would require OSPI reports on mobile-device policies and expand web resources on digital citizenship; parents, students, principals and researchers testified that phones harm learning and mental health and urged earlier action or stronger statewide rules with IEP/504 accommodations.
Substitute SB 5,346 would direct the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to produce an initial report by Dec. 15, 2026 summarizing district policies limiting student mobile-device use during instructional hours, barriers to implementation and, later, evidence-based recommendations. The bill also would expand OSPI's web resources on digital…
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