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Committee restores stricter cellphone requirement for public schools, leaves private schools optional
Summary
The House Committee on Education reconsidered House Bill 2421 and adopted an amendment requiring public school districts to adopt a cellphone policy ('shall') while allowing accredited nonpublic schools to opt in ('may'). The committee passed the amended bill and later moved to place its contents into Senate Bill 281 as a house substitute.
The House Committee on Education on Thursday reopened consideration of House Bill 2421, commonly referred to as a cellphone ban, and adopted an amendment that requires public school districts to adopt a student cellphone policy while allowing private schools to adopt such policies at their discretion.
Representative Brantley moved the amendment to make the policy language a 'shall' for public schools and a 'may' for private schools; Representative Wilson…
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