A bill to expand Florida’s existing prohibition on in-class student cellphone use to almost every area of school grounds just passed with uniform support in the House, but its future is uncertain. Representatives voted 117-0 for HB 949, which would ban students from using their mobile devices throughout the school day, rather than just during…
Legislation expanding a 2023 law banning students from in-class cellphone use is advancing in the House, where lawmakers agreed that the devices have a detrimental effect on learning. Members of the Education and Administration Subcommittee voted unanimously for legislation (HB 949) that would prohibit students from cellphone use throughout the school day, rather than just…
School administrators provided mostly positive feedback to lawmakers curious about implementation of a 2023 law prohibiting students from using their phones. School officials provided the House Student Academic Success Subcommittee feedback last week on HB 379, a 2023 law that prohibits phone use during instructional time, prohibits access to certain websites on school networks, and requires…