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Trustee Recinto summarizes House Bill 4141 classroom smartphone ban and a proposed literacy plan
Summary
Trustee Ronald Recinto provided a legislative update on House Bill 4141, which would ban smartphone use in classrooms with medical and special-education exceptions, and mentioned a proposed $625 million 'Every Child Reads' literacy plan.
Trustee Ronald Recinto delivered a brief legislative update to the board describing House Bill 4141, which he said would establish a statewide policy banning smartphone use in classrooms beginning next school year while providing exceptions for medical or health-related needs and for students receiving special education services.
Recinto also noted a proposed $625 million Every Child Reads plan under consideration in Lansing. The minutes record these items as informational legislative updates; no formal action by the board was recorded on either item during the Feb. 10 meeting.
